Newsom Announces Shutdown of Indoor Operations in Restaurants, Bars and Other Businesses

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on July 13 that indoor operations of various businesses statewide, including restaurants, are going to be shut down for an indefinite period of time to combat COVID-19.

Newsom tweeted the coronavirus is surging “at alarming rates” and indoor operations must close at restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, zoos and museums. Bars have to be shut down completely. Additionally, he tweeted that indoor operations also will be required to shut down for houses of worship, malls, nail salons, fitness centers and other non-essential sectors in 30 counties, including Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Ventura.

NEW: #COVID19 cases continue to spread at alarming rates.

CA is now closing indoor operations STATEWIDE for:

-Restaurants
-Wineries
-Movie theaters, family entertainment
-Zoos, museums
-Cardrooms

Bars must close ALL operations.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 13, 2020

NEW: As #COVID19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise, 30 counties will now be required to CLOSE INDOOR OPERATIONS for:

-Fitness Centers
-Places of Worship
-Offices for Non-Critical Sectors
-Personal Care Services
-Hair Salons and Barbershops
-Malls

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 13, 2020

Counties impacted:

Colusa
Contra Costa
Fresno
Glenn
Imperial
Kings
LA
Madera
Marin
Merced
Monterey
Napa
Orange
Placer
Riverside
Sacramento
San Benito
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Joaquin
Santa Barbara
Solano
Sonoma
Stanislaus
Sutter
Tulare
Yolo
Yuba
Ventura
*

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) July 13, 2020

There are a total of 326,187 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state as well as 7,053 deaths from the coronavirus. The positivity rate is currently at 7.4%. That number was as high as 8.3% on July 12. Additionally, the number of intensive care unit (ICU) cases statewide has seen a 20% increase over the past two weeks.

“COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon … until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy,” Newsom said.

In Los Angeles County, the positivity rate currently is 10% and has had more than 3,800 deaths from the coronavirus, accounting for 54% of the statewide COVID-19 deaths.

Additionally, Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent Austin Beutner announced on July 13 that district schools will begin the 2020-2021 school year with online classes. “The health and safety of all in the school community is not something we can compromise,” he said. “The news about the spread of the virus continues to be of great concern.”