California is moving into the second stage of its plans to lift restrictions imposed due to COVID-19.
All facilities looking to operate after the lockdown have been told to perform a detailed risk assessment in order to outline a"site-specific protection plan" and to train employees on measures for limiting the spread of coronavirus.
They have also been told to put in place individual control measures and screenings, while also having disinfecting protocols and physical distancing guidance in place.once more social contact between the public occurs. "Californians, working together, have flattened the curve," Newsom's office wrote on Twitter."Because of that work, health data shows the state can begin modifying the stay-at-home order & gradually begin to restart portions of the economy."However, a recent pollPresident Donald Trump has spoken of his desire for areas to lift measures but to do so"safely."The White House has issued guidance, though some areas are looking to reopen having not met it.
California has had the fifth highest number of COVID-19 cases among U.S. states, with more than 60,000.Statista chart, U.S. states with most COVID-19 cases.
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