Increased vaccinations and changes to California’s reopening system will allow theaters to open with a 25% capacity limit
After being closed for a year, movie theaters in Los Angeles have finally been cleared to reopen early next week thanks to changes in the California reopening system that allow L.A., Orange and San Bernardino counties to enter the second tier. As part of changes to the system installed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, once the state has administered 2 million vaccines in poorer communities, the threshold allowing counties to enter the second tier relaxes from seven cases per 100,000 people to 10 per 100,000 people. California met that vaccine goal on Friday. “We plan to move into the red tier very soon, and that allows for more reopening and permitted activities in L.A. County,” Dr. Barbara Ferrer, head of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, said in a statement on Thursday. “This milestone is the result of businesses and individuals working together and doing their part to prevent COVID-19 from spreading.
