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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Things ain't going back to normal': Californians reel as shutdown hits again
(Guardian UK) Californias dramatic rolling back of reopening after a surge in coronavirus cases has left businesses scrambling to make sense of conflicting orders. And for some, it has meant closing up shop all over again.
On Monday Gavin Newsom, Californias governor, ordered all bars to shut down and all restaurants, movie theaters and museums to halt indoor operations. In the 30 counties on the states monitoring list, indoor operations at places of worship, fitness centers, hair salons, barbershops and malls were also ordered to shut.
In Alameda county, home to Oakland, public health officials took measures a step further over the weekend by prohibiting outdoor dining after three weeks of alfresco drinks and sidewalk meals. For local businesses, the reversal which followed updated guidance from the state as to which counties could reopen more swiftly came as a tough blow.
We were actually making some money by having the outdoor dining open, said Sarah Kirnon, owner of Caribbean restaurant Miss Ollies in downtown Oakland. We had some really great days, and it was like, oh my God, were back to some kind of normalcy. Now thats being taken away from us. ............(more)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/15/california-coronavirus-shutdown-businesses-restaurants
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'Things ain't going back to normal': Californians reel as shutdown hits again (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2020
OP
When concrete filling your lungs is normal, we're back to normalcy. Till then, mask up nt
FreepFryer
Jul 2020
#2
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)1. Well there's this virus going around...
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)2. When concrete filling your lungs is normal, we're back to normalcy. Till then, mask up nt
colsohlibgal
(5,275 posts)3. In Time Things Will Get Better
We are hearing encouraging news about a vaccine that so far seems effective and safe and is now poised to go into a final stage of testing. Theoretically it could be ready by very late this year.
How nice this could be....a vaccine ramped up in December as we await a sane President in January....who will bring a competency back to his virus experts.
cilla4progress
(24,744 posts)4. Hate to rain...
but on Brian Williams' show last night they said the virus has mutated 4-5 times, which renders vaccine ineffective.
Of course, who knows what's true anymore?