Virus cases plunge as LA, San Francisco come back to life
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Source: Associated Press
Los Angeles, California
LOS ANGELES (AP) When Angeleno Wine Co. reopened its tasting room, co-owner Amy Luftig Viste teared up seeing old friends reunited for the first time since the pandemic had shuttered so many businesses it left major cities looking like ghost towns.
Even with limited capacity, animated conversations flowed from the tables set among barrels of aging wine and echoed off the brick walls of the winery hidden in an industrial section on the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles.
LA, San Francisco lead California business reopening pace Dressed in a Star Wars theme to celebrate Star Wars Day, bartender Karissa Marston jokingly strikes a pose while making a cocktail for a customer at Scum and Villainy Cantina, a geek bar located on Hollywood Blvd, in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. California has the lowest infection rate in the country. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state s nearly 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of the state s 60,000 deaths, didn t record a single COVID-19 death Sunday or Monday, which was likely due to incomplete weekend reporting but still noteworthy. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) |
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FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2021, file photo, motorists line up for COVID-19 vaccinations and testing in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County, which is home to a quarter of the state s 40 million people and has endured a disproportionate number of deaths, didn t record a single COVID-19 death on Sunday, May 2.
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FILE - In this April 7, 2021, file photo, people gather on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. Los Angeles County is expected to move Tuesday, May 4 into the least-restrictive yellow tier this week, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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The din in the small space is destined to get louder when capacity is allowed to double to 50% as Los Angeles and San Francisco lead the way toward a broader reopening of California businesses.
The state’s signature cities are likely Tuesday to be the only major urban areas in the state to meet virus case thresholds for the least-restrictive tier, allowing indoor bars to reopen, larger crowds to cheer on Major League Baseball’s Dodgers and Giants, and expanded capacity at restaurants, movie theaters, amusement parks, gyms and other establishments.
It’s a remarkable turnaround considering California was the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. just a few months ago.