California Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to make an announcement on Monday raising requests for his state’s COVID-19 home, which would allow restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining, according to several reports.
The order will be suspended in all regions of the state, according to a letter sent by the California Restaurant Association (CRA) to its members.
The letter, dated Sunday, said senior Newsom administration officials confirmed the association’s decision.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom overhears a reporter’s question during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, California, on June 26, 2020. (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
“Again, a formal announcement is expected tomorrow and we will send more information as soon as it is available. For now, we think you would like to know this good news,” said CRA in the letter, obtained by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
California has implemented some of the country’s most stringent measures to combat the coronavirus. The Bay Area, Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley are under Newsom’s orders to stay home, according to the letter.
Newsom, a Democrat, imposed the country’s first state shutdown in March. His government developed reopening plans that included references to virus data, such as per capita infection rates that counties needed to comply with to relax restrictions.
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His regional order of stay at home was implemented in December, when cases of coronavirus overloaded intensive care units.
Local health officials may still try to impose their own restrictions, the reports say.
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Early Monday, California reported more than 3,166,476 cases of coronavirus in total and at least 37,115 deaths from the virus, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The Associated Press contributed to this report