The COVID-19 regional stay-at-home order has ended in California, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
The following is from the CDPH:
Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today ended the Regional Stay at Home Order, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions that had still been under the order – San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area and Southern California.
Four-week ICU capacity projections for these three regions are above 15%, the threshold that allows regions to exit the order. The Sacramento Region exited the order on January 12 and the Northern California region never entered the order.
This action allows all counties statewide to return to the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy and color-coded tiers that indicate which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity. The majority of the counties are in the strictest, or purple tier. Tier updates are provided weekly on Tuesdays. Individual counties could choose to impose stricter rules.
“Californians heard the urgent message to stay home as much as possible and accepted that challenge to slow the surge and save lives,” said Dr. Tomás Aragón, CDPH director and state public health officer. “Together, we changed our activities knowing our short-term sacrifices would lead to longer-term gains. COVID-19 is still here and still deadly, so our work is not over, but it’s important to recognize our collective actions saved lives and we are turning a critical corner.”
While there are positive signs that the virus is spreading at a slower rate across the state, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. It is still critical that Californians continue to wear masks when they leave their homes, maintain physical distance of at least 6 feet, wash their hands frequently, avoid gatherings and mixing with other households, follow all state and local health department guidance and get the vaccine when it’s their turn.
The state, in collaboration with local health departments and health care facilities statewide, took a long list of actions to support California’s hospitals and slow the surge in cases and hospitalizations.
- The Regional Stay at Home Order urged Californians to stay home except for essential activities, which helped lower disease transmission levels and reduce burden on the hospital system.
- California deployed more than 4,100 medical professionals to facilities across the state to ease the burden on frontline health care workers.
- The state provided assistance within hospitals in the form of personal protective equipment, ventilators and help with oxygen supply.
- California also helped hospitals expand their capacity by opening 16 alternate care sites, lower-acuity facilities where COVID-19 patients get a bridge from hospital to home as they are recovering.
- Public health leaders implemented a statewide order to make it easier to transfer patients from over-crowded hospitals to those with more space and staff.
- The administration of vaccines to health care workers has meant that fewer health care workers are falling ill to the virus, which helps keep staffing levels more stable.
“California is slowly starting to emerge from the most dangerous surge of this pandemic yet, which is the light at the end of the tunnel we’ve been hoping for,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. “Seven weeks ago, our hospitals and front-line medical workers were stretched to their limits, but Californians heard the urgent message to stay home when possible and our surge after the December holidays did not overwhelm the health care system to the degree we had feared.”
Nearly all the counties exiting the Regional Stay at Home Order today are in the Purple or widespread (most restrictive) tier. Services and activities, such as outdoor dining and personal services, may resume immediately with required modifications, subject to any additional restrictions required by local jurisdictions. See the county map to find the status of activities open in each county.
Wait a minute…..Has Karen Mitchooff said its ok to come out and play?
She’s very busy right now in the lab cooking up some fake science, thank you very much.
Karen can say whatever she wants. She has no power
On the same day the news came out that we are dead last in administering vaccines! We’re #50! We’re #50!
Might be because we’re dead last in people wanting it. Didn’t seem to be a rush so they got to drop the age tiers. I’ll graciously let other go first. 😉
Only 1 week in office and Biden did all this? GREATEST PRESIDENT EVER!!!!! (Kidding)
Hm, what a coincidence only days after January 20…who knew the cure to the China virus would be inauguration day. Its amAzing!! We are all CURED and can come out and live our lives now! Let freedom ring!!
My mental health is so much better this morning as I no longer have overwhelming guilt going outside my house….
It was a no brainer.As soon as they put the new dummy in office with his side kick this would happen.Talk about crooked politics.
yeah what a coincidence
that after the 20th and a blistering claycord post
about how newscum is using the covid for political gains and imperialism
all of a sudden its ok to go back to normal
everyone even if they are dem voters has seen the bias
and bullying and hypocrisy and fraud and coverup and political bias and politcal fraud
perpetrated by the dem party and their civil servants and media as well as union truckers and judges and dc police and the dis service to the medical science and doctors and nurses
and anyone not associated with destroying america and all it fought for to be free
so basically the democrats will now have to steal and fraud every election in the future …their common goal of using voters and judges to fraud the elections and keeping us down to complete their fraud along with riots and destruction of property
are all out there and no media blackout can stop the history of what they have done out of spite and hate and theft and embezzling and political push to change our gov and economy and lives so they can be more powerful and destructive to our children and their future children
disgusting and anti american tactics were used to manipulate the people and fraud the people and its basic legal right to have their vote count and not be a third world rigged election to save their asses from prosecution
you all have seen
weather you want to wear you dem blinders and bow to socialism and communism you still witnessed a sham election …no denying it
shame on you and your sad devotion to crime and fraud against this country and its people who want to be american and love the country
you still saw and were manipulated by the dem politician controlled media and judges that perpetrated the fraud as well
you saw all the riots and slander and political calls to denounce the police
who are unionized …hmmmm yes the dem politicians dont even care about unions until the politicians need to commit fraud
we all saw and witnessed ……….the atrocities
and so did the world
especially china
i weep for you when they come knocking over fake politicians to take you from your homes
sad times ahead feels like hong kong all over
Speaking of China: Check this out:
# When you total up all imports and exports, China is now the number one trading nation on the entire planet.
# Overall, the US has run a trade deficit with China over the past decade that comes to more than 2.3 trillion dollars.
# China has more foreign currency reserves than anyone else on the planet.
# China now has the largest new car market in the entire world.
# China now produces more than twice as many automobiles as the United States does.
# After being bailed out by US taxpayers, GM is involved in 11 joint ventures with Chinese companies.
# China is the number one gold producer in the world.
# The uniforms for the US Olympic team were made in China.
# 85% of all artificial Christmas trees the world over are made in China.
# The new World Trade Center tower in New York is going to include glass imported from China.
# China now consumes more energy than the United States does.
# China is now in aggregate the leading manufacturer of goods in the entire world.
# China uses more cement than the rest of the world combined.
# China is now the number one producer of wind and solar power on the entire globe.
# China produces 3 times as much coal and 11 times as much steel as the United States does.
# China produces more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements.
# China is now the number one supplier of components that are critical to the operation of any national defense system.
# In published scientific research articles China is expected to become number one in the world very shortly.
I wonder what the numbers would look like if we did absolutely nothing different starting back in March. Everything stayed open, no masks, no social distancing etc. I guess we’ll never know!
You can always go back and look at the numbers for New York City last spring. The number of cases and deaths were enormous.
Or Look at TX and FL, where they weren’t.
NY screwed it up bad with the rest-home thing.
DeBalsio and Cuomo will pay, hopefully.
And Newscum too.
Looks like they ran out of milk to keep milking this unsubstantiated stay at home order!
Someone feels the recall getting closer and closer.
Exactly Joho. My favorite is that they are dropping the curfew. Was there one single person modifying their activity due to a curfew in force? The outdoor enclosed tent dining is not going to be any safer than indoor dining, but K-University remain closed.
Bingo!!
The universities can remain closed indefinitely for all I care. Nothing useful is taught at them anymore anyway. Just a bunch of vanity degrees with no real value to society. Let these entitled children go out and get real jobs. It might even help society having the indoctrination factories closed. Maybe without the constant drip of Marxist pablum going into the veins of our children, they will start to think for themselves rather than believe that everyone else owes them a living.
Californian heeded the stay-at-home orders … where?
We went out of state for the holidays, and we were not the only Californians based on the plates on the road!
Friends of mine have been up to Tahoe numerous times for snow activities.
Another friend has been out to the Casinos.
Hmm … I think this is recall related, or maybe it is more magic science that Newscum uses to make his decisions.
There wasn’t a “stay-at-home” order. People could go outside and do stuff. You weren’t a rebel for going out of state for the holiday.
So many get angry at the health orders because they don’t read them. California wasn’t under such an extreme lockdown that nobody was allowed to do recreational outdoor activities, travel or see family.
Casinos in California were never closed by the health order, so a person wouldn’t have been disobedient to the health order by going go to a casino.
@Natalie~You’re right, casinos were never closed as they exercised their tribal sovereignty and defied Health Orders. Why do you think San Pablo has a high rate of Covid-19? Please don’t try to substantiate the order that was just lifted…
https://www.500nations.com/California_Casinos.asp
I don’t know a single person who was aware of any ‘stay at home order’ or would obey one if they were.
We are not allowed to go back to normal. There are still many restrictions on businesses and what they can do. That means we still can not have a dinner in side or have a hair cut or nails done. We still can not go to the gym unless we want to work out in the parking lot. Read what the article says. CA is still in the purple. Follow the tiers.
they have changed the tiers. Purple was a very strict lockdown. Now it is more relaxed.
The state and the press have to stop using the phrase “stay at home order”, because that’s not what it was. Nothing in the order said that people had to literally stay home. All it does it cause confusion, and drives disinformation.
Getting fresh and air exercise was recommended by health officials. Most parks were open, and local trails were accessible. All manner of retail were accessible. The main limitation was outdoor dining, and gyms were closed. Nobody had to literally stay home for the past few weeks.
Karen, may I call you ‘Karen’?
Yes, it was Stay-At-Home order issued by our mistake-of-a-governor Newscum. You were not supposed to travel unless essential and even then, only up to120 miles. That means, you should not be driving to a different state as they are all farther than 120 hours. Maybe you are closer to the snow, but I cannot understand how a ski day is ‘essential’, can you?
We were not supposed to gather with family over the holidays.
Fresh air, exercise were allowed, you are correct …
The main limitation was the closure of restaurants, salons, and … that small thing called SCHOOLS where children are supposed to be getting an education, but because Newscum has closed them and our very own Teachers Union is $%$% up, our kids lose.
“Stay at home order” is like Antifa, it’s not real, it’s an idea.
@Parent 1: Nothing in my statement had anything to do with policing your behavior. 2: Nothing in my statement had anything to do with entitlement. So the pejorative ‘Karen’ doesn’t apply. ‘Karen’ as a slang term has a specific meaning. It is not a vague, all-purpose term for someone you generally don’t like or disagree with.
@ Natalie
1. Karens like to spout off foolish misinformation as fact. You did that. The name applies.
@natalie
The name applies. But you would try and Karen yourself out of being called a Karen.
“The state and the press have to stop using the phrase “stay at home order”, because that’s not what it was.”
But that’s not policing the behavior of others, right Karen?
Natalie – the state and the press use that phrase because that was the title and specific intent of the order. It does instruct those under jurisdiction to stay home – with exceptions. Specifically:
Regional Stay At Home Order
12/03/2020
b. All individuals living in the Region shall stay home or at their place of
residence except as necessary to conduct activities associated with the
operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure,
1 as required by
law, or as specifically permitted in this order.
Maybe Natalie should have done the reading she accuses others of neglecting.
biden is sworn in, no longer a need to have a captivate audience for liberal political propaganda.
““Californians heard the urgent message to stay home as much as possible and accepted that challenge to slow the surge and save lives,” said Dr. Tomás Aragón, CDPH director and state public health officer.””
I’d love to see the data he used to arrive at that conclusion.
It’s easy to understand. Gruesome Newsome doesn’t want to get recalled.
Oh…no….no..no..I want to see the SCIENCE…