Los Angeles County has met the metric to move into the red tier, prompting additional reopenings that include movie theaters and indoor dining at restaurants, and the path being cleared for the return to campus for seventh- to 12th-grade students, all of which goes into effect Monday.
About 4.4 million Californians with disabilities and underlying health conditions will become eligible Monday, but supply shortages and uncertainties about verification pose potential barriers.
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Space tables 8 feet apart
Seat no more than 6 people at a table
Forbid people from different households to sit at the same table (although there s not much restaurants can do to confirm and enforce this)
Food courts at indoor shopping malls will also be able to, once again, let patrons sit and eat their food under the skin-enhancing glow of a Sbarro sign as long as the food court doesn t exceed 25% capacity.
Restaurants in Long Beach, which has its own health department, can open indoor operations with modification on Monday, too, according to officials.
The city of Pasadena, which also has its own health department, is also going to let restaurants resume indoor dining on Monday, per an announcement from the Pasadena Public Health Department.
Wednesday, March 10. Here’s what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond.
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