In regions where intensive care unit capacity falls below the threshold, the new Stay-At-Home order will bar nonessential gatherings and require people to stay at home (as much as possible) to avoid transmitting the virus. It will allow people to continue with essential activities such as going to the doctor, buying groceries, and picking up takeout. It also allows distanced outdoor exercise, like hiking, and outdoor religious ceremonies.
Retail will be allowed to operate in those areas at 20% capacity. Schools that have already reopened for in-person classes can remain open.
All playgrounds, indoor recreation, salons, museums, zoos, aquariums, movie theaters, wineries, bars, casinos, live-audience sports and amusement parks must close in regions subject to the order.
Once a region falls under the intensive care unit threshold, it will have two days to comply with the order and must follow the new rules for at least three weeks.
THE BREAKDOWN OF THE 5 REGIONS IS AS FOLLOWS:
- Greater Sacramento: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
- San Joaquin Valley: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
- Northern California: Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
- Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma
- Southern California: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
More information can be found on-line at: covid19.ca.gov
