Regional California Stay-At-Home Order To Be Issued By Governor Newsom

A California stay-at-home order is expected to be issued by Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday, based on regional hospital capacity.

The order is set to be grouped by regional hospital networks, not individual counties, and is set to take effect when ICU capacity in a region drops below 15 percent, said Newsom in a press briefing Thursday. 

Newsom divided the state into five geographic regions with lockdowns lasting for at least three weeks.

The Southern California region is expected to drop below the 15 percent capacity threshold by “early December,” according to projections by the governor’s office.

Under the stay-at-home order, residents are not able to gather, with playgrounds, salons, breweries, wineries and restaurant dining would have to close. Takeout at restaurants is expected to be allowed.

The order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100 percent masking and physical distancing in all others, according to the governor’s office.

Outdoor services for places of worship and outdoor protests are set to be allowed, according to the order.

After being implemented, the order is set to remain in effect for at least three weeks and, after that period, will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15 percent, the governor’s office said.

This state order comes less than a week after the announcement of the Los Angeles County “Safer at Home Order” Friday banning almost all gatherings of people not in the same household, even if they are held outdoors.

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Last Friday, officials with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH) issued an update to the county’s Public Health Order, putting additional restrictions in place across the county starting Monday.

“In the new Order that goes into effect on Monday, residents are advised to stay home as much as possible and always wear a face-covering over their nose and mouth when they are outside their household and around others,” the new health order reads.

Among those restrictions is a ban on almost all kinds of private and public gatherings within the county, whether they be indoor or outdoor. The two exceptions to this ban are outdoor church services and outdoor protests, as long as participants in both adhered to social distancing and facial covering guidelines.

“These targeted measures are in effect for the next three weeks and still allow for many essential and non-essential activities where residents are always masked and distanced,” said Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the LADPH. “We know we are asking a lot from so many who have been sacrificing for months on end and we hope that L.A. County residents continue following Public Health safety measures that we know can slow the spread. Acting with collective urgency right now is essential if we want to put a stop to this surge.”

Additionally, outdoor activities that are currently permitted will now be limited to 50 percent capacity, indoor essential retail is limited at 35 percent capacity and indoor non-essential retail is limited at 20 percent capacity.

Ed. Note: This story has been updated with additional information from Governor Gavin Newsom’s press conference.

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