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Fully vaccinated people in California can stop wearing masks next week in most settings.
That s according to updated guidance released Wednesday by the California health department on the use of face masks. The list of dos and don ts for the vaccinated and unvaccinated offers a glimpse of what things will look like when the nation’s most populous state rolls back most of its pandemic restrictions on Tuesday. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
In late May, the department’s director said that dramatically lower virus cases and increasing vaccinations mean it’s safe for the state to remove nearly all restrictions June 15. California was the first state to issue sweeping shutdown orders to battle the pandemic in March 2020.
Bay Area Plans to Align With State, Drop COVID Restrictions
The majority of California’s nine Bay Area counties plan to drop their COVID-19 restrictions when the state does the same next week. The area has had some of the strictest restrictions during the pandemic.
June 09, 2021 • (TNS) The Bay Area will be wide open along with the rest of California when the state lifts almost all pandemic restrictions next week. Even San Francisco, which has had among the strictest public health responses in the country, plans to align with the state, city officials said Tuesday night.
Health officials in all nine Bay Area counties have said that with very few exceptions, they plan to go along with the rest of the state in lifting mask mandates, capacity rules and pretty much every other order meant to force social distancing and prevent spread of the coronavirus in public settings.
Fully vaccinated Californians will be able to stop wearing face masks in most situations beginning Tuesday when the bulk of COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, but masks will remain mandated in some settings.