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Revised Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community for Control of COVID-19
Published on Mar 16, 2021 07:57

Covid-19 Update

Revised Reopening Safer at Work and in the Community for Control of COVID-19

Blueprint for a Safer Economy – Red Tier Risk Reduction Measures

The California Department of Public Health has announced that California has met the vaccine equity goal that allows public health jurisdictions in Los Angeles County to move into the red tier of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy effective Monday, March 15, 2021.

As of today, the following activities will be permitted to occur in strict adherence with the updated County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health Order:

  1. Museum, Zoos and Aquariums can open indoors at 25% capacity.
  2. Gyms, Fitness Centers, Yoga and Dance Studios can open indoors at 10% capacity with masking requirement for all indoor activities.
  3. Movie Theaters can open indoors at 25% capacity with reserved seating only where each group is seated with at least 6 feet of distance in all directions between any other groups.
  4. Retail and Personal Care Services can increase capacity to 50% with masking required at all times and for all services.
  5. Restaurants can open indoors at 25% max capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer, with 8 feet distancing between tables and one household per table with a limit of 6 people.
  6. Indoor Shopping Malls can increase capacity to 50% with common areas remaining closed; food courts can open at 25% capacity adhering to the restaurant guidance for indoor dining.
  7. Institutes of Higher Education can re-open all permitted activities with required safety modifications except for residential housing which remains under current restrictions for the Spring semester.
  8. Schools are permitted to re-open for in-person instruction for students in grades 7-12 adhering to all state and county directives.
  9. Private gatherings can occur indoors with up to 3 separate households, with masking and distancing required at all times. People who are fully vaccinated can gather in small numbers indoors with other people who are fully vaccinated without required masking and distancing.
  10. To view the updated Order, click here. To view the County’s press release, click here.

We take this pandemic very seriously and send our deepest sympathies to those whose lives have been affected by this pandemic. Residents, business owners, and employees must continue to observe physical distancing requirements and prevention techniques outlined in the Order. Failure to comply with these provisions constitutes a threat to public health and is a crime and punishable by a citation, civil penalty, injunction, fine, or imprisonment. To learn more about the County of Los Angeles’ phased reopening, please click here.