What's Next for California, Nearly One Year After the Nation's First Statewide Pandemic Shutdown
One year ago, California became the first state in the United States to issue statewide restrictions due to the emerging coronavirus pandemic. Here's where things are at one year later.
Published March 5, 2021
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This April should look very different than the last for California’s nearly 40 million residents, with a new plan from the governor that will speed up reopening a year after he imposed the nation’s first statewide coronavirus shutdown.
Next month, nearly the entire state could see a return of inside restaurant dining, the reopening of movie theaters and other indoor businesses, far more children back in classrooms and competing in sports — maybe even fans in the stands for Opening Day of Major League Baseball.