| (April 6, 2021) -- In a press event today (April 6), CA Governor Gavin Newsom said his administration plans eliminate its color coded "tiered" COVID-19 restrictions entirely statewide on June 15 but with caveats and some restrictions. If ultimately carried out, the action will effectively lift most current COVID-19 restrictions and basically re-open the state of CA.
Masking and vaccinations will continue and hospitalization rates must stay low and vaccination availability high for the state to fully reopen In a website statement, the Newsom administration's CA Dept. of Public Health says that "On June 15, California will fully open its economy if two criteria are met: The move comes as the Governor faces a likely upcoming election asking CA voters if he should be recalled at the same time as the state reaches roughly 20 million vaccinations. The CA Dept. of Public Health says all sectors listed in its current rules "may return to usual operations in compliance with ETS/Cal OSHA and other statewide agency guidelines and standards" BUT with certain public health restrictions, such as masking, testing, and testing or vaccination verification requirements for large-scale higher-risk events." In addition, the following restrictions will apply: [Scroll down for further.] . |
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