California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, announced on July 1 that indoor operations in restaurants and other businesses will be shut down for at least the Fourth of July weekend in 19 counties statewide, including Los Angeles County.
Newsom tweeted that the order will apply to restaurants, movie theaters, wineries, zoos and museums. These businesses can remain open as long as they can offer outdoor operations. Bars in these counties must be closed.
#COVID19 continues to spread at an alarming rate.
Effective immediately, 19 counties must close indoors operations for the following sectors:
– Restaurants
– Wineries
– Movie theaters & family entertainment
– Zoos, museums
– CardroomsBars must close ALL operations.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 1, 2020
This applies to the following counties:
– Contra Costa
– Fresno
– Glenn
– Imperial
– Kern
– Kings
– LA
– Merced
– Orange
– Riverside
– Sacramento
– San Bernardino
– San Joaquin
– Santa Barbara
– Santa Clara
– Solano
– Stanislaus
– Tulare
– Ventura— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 1, 2020
Additionally, Newsom tweeted that all parking areas for state beaches in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area will be shut down as well for the upcoming holiday weekend.
“#COVID19 does not take 4th of July off,” he wrote. “Avoid crowds. Do not gather with people you do not live with. Wear a mask. Physically distance. Be smart. Do your part.”
NEW: All parking facilities at state beaches in Southern CA and the Bay Area will be CLOSED for the upcoming weekend.#COVID19 does not take 4th of July off. Avoid crowds. Do not gather with people you do not live with.
Wear a mask. Physically distance. Be smart. Do your part.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 1, 2020
Newsom said that the state will enforce these mandates through multi-agency strike teams that will work with health officials in the 19 counties.
What about enforcement of new #California restrictions?@GavinNewsom says the state will enforce with multi-agency strike teams.
They will especially target non-compliant workplaces with ABC, CalOSHA, CHP & others.
Teams will work with local public health agencies.
— Elex Michaelson (@Elex_Michaelson) July 1, 2020
There were 6,367 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in California on July 1 and 110 new deaths from the virus, bringing the state’s respective totals to 223,000 and 5,980. Hospitalizations and patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) increased 6.3% and 4.3% over the past 24 hours in the state, respectively.
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