California will start allowing bars, gyms, schools, summer camps and professional sporting events to start reopening on June 12.
The Associated Press reported the state would release guidelines for the reopening process later on June 5. Schools and summer camps will be reopening statewide regardless of county; bars, gyms and sporting events will be determined on a county-by-county basis.
Nail salons are not included in this round of reopenings.
There were 2,928 new cases of COVID-19 in California on June 4 and 68 new deaths from the coronavirus, bringing the state totals to 122,601 and 4,453, respectively. On June 5, there were 1,445 newly confirmed cases in Los Angeles county and 36 deaths, bringing the county’s respective totals to 61,045 and 2,565.
The County Public Health Department issued a statement on June 5 encouraging those protesting the death of George Floyd to wear masks and stay at least six feet apart from those who are not a part of their household unit.
“Protestors who have had close contact with non-household members not wearing face coverings should, when possible, self-quarantine at their residence for 14 days and monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms,” the statement read. “If they develop symptoms, they should call their healthcare provider and consider testing.”
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