California reopening: Talk of restarting economy grows in L.A. and Orange County despite rising death toll
deaths even as officials begin preparing for when stay-at-home rules could ease and the economy could restart.
Still, officials are developing a plan to ease the Safer at Home order, which is set to expire May 15. Public Health Department Director Barbara Ferrer said Tuesday that there were no plans to extend the current order, but that as the deadline approaches, officials will reevaluate what is best for the county.More than 20,000 in the county of 10 million have tested positive for the novel virus, and more than 1,000 have died.
to prevent us from getting the virus or a therapeutic drug to treat you, we need to really be cautious in how we reopen our society.”The board unanimously approved a set of business guidelines seeking to “strike a balance between the need for continued protection from the disease and the need for the economy to function again,” Supervisor Don Wagner said.
The guidelines also include wording related to physical distancing in the workplace — “a minimum of six feet should be maintained between customer-facing employees and the general public and, to the extent practical, between employee workstations. Where six feet ... between workstations is impractical, face coverings should be worn.”When practical, businesses also should allow telecommuting, according to the guidelines.
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