California Phased Re-Engagement
California Phased Re-Engagement – California ordered one of the earliest lockdowns in the country last month and has made some progress in slowing the spread of the virus. Gavin Newsom, the governor, said he did not want to have to report a surge in cases due to residents being irresponsible in the warm weather, with weekend temperatures expected to climb above 90F (32C) in some areas
Stage 1: Safety and preparedness – That means government and private organizations are working to make it more consistently safe for essential workers, like grocery store employees or nurses. Those workers need more protective equipment and more robust testing and tracing system.
The state will build-up testing, tracing, PPE and hospital capacity
Prioritize safety for workers and customers in essential workplaces
Prepare safety guidelines for the expanded workforce, broken down by industries
California Phased Re-Engagement
Stage 2: Lower-risk workplaces – will be when some lower-risk businesses and public spaces can reopen, also with modifications to allow for distancing. Those include workplaces like factories, with more spaced-out work stations, or nongrocery retail stores, but with curbside pickup. Schools and child care facilities would also be reopened during this phase
Gradually open some lower-risk businesses and workplaces, adapted for social distancing
Curbside pickup for retail businesses
Reopen manufacturing businesses
Office workers may return if telework is not possible
Increase access to public spaces
If social distancing pushes down the number of new cases, Newsom says the second stage could come in a matter of weeks.
Stage 3: Higher-risk workplaces – will be when higher-risk businesses will be able to reopen — again, with modifications. This includes nail and hair salons, gyms, movie theaters, and sports without live audiences, as well as in-person religious services.
Use restrictions on gathering sizes and other limits to reopen higher-risk workplaces
Salons and gyms reopen with restrictions
Sports (without live audiences) and movie theaters
Religious services return to in-person settings
Stage 3 is months away.
California Phased Re-Engagement
Stage 4: End of the stay-at-home order – will be the end of the state’s stay-at-home order. That will be when concerts, conventions, and sports with a live crowd will be allowed to reopen.
The highest-risk environments will be reopened once appropriate treatments are developed
Live sporting events with fans
Concerts and festivals
Conventions
The final stage of reopening fully is contingent on the development of treatment, meaning it is a matter of several months, maybe more than a year.
California Phased Re-Engagement