Orange Tier Guidelines Open L.A. County Even More, State on Track to Fully Open in June
By Brian W. Carter, Contributing Writer
Published April 8, 2021
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Los Angeles County moved into the Orange tier last week which means lesser restrictions and another step towards normalcy in addition to: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health updating protocols pertaining to businesses and public facilities, COVID-19 vaccines becoming available to people 50 years of age and older and California Governor Gavin Newsom giving the thumbs up to fully reopen the economy in June.
“I want to commend everyone for the tremendous progress we have seen over the last two months,” said Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health. “Cases, hospitalizations and deaths are down to numbers we have not seen since the early days of the pandemic, and we are now officially in the orange tier, meaning more businesses and activities are open. With more variants, increases in cases across the country and much of the world, and lots more intermingling here in L.A. County, we will need to continue following public health safety measures if we want to hold on to our gains.”