Newsom orders counties to halt visits to indoor restaurants, wineries, entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos and museums for at least three weeks.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to roll back more reopenings Wednesday halted indoor service at restaurants and other businesses in Los Angeles and 18 other counties.
The move is an expanded effort to slow the sudden spike in coronavirus cases and comes days after the state ordered bars closed in several counties.
Here is what you need to know about the new order:
What businesses are impacted?
What counties are covered by the order?
• Contra Costa• Fresno• Glenn• Imperial• Kern• Kings• Los Angeles• Merced• Orange• Riverside• Sacramento• San Bernardino• San Joaquin• Santa Barbara• Santa Clara• Solano• Stanislaus• Tulare• Ventura
Why is the state taking this action?
Newsom told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that the changes were being implemented because of a surge in the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in 19 counties and the need to focus on locations with the greatest risks of spread.
“This doesn’t mean restaurants are shut down,” Newsom said. “It means that we’re trying to take the activities, as many activities as we these mixed activities, these concentrated activities — and move them outdoors, which is a way of mitigating the spread of this virus.
