State public health officials will announce later Tuesday that Kern County will move into the Orange Tier (Tier 3) of the COVID-19 Blueprint for a Safer Economy.
Starting Wednesday, April 14 several business sectors and community services can reopen or expand capacity:
- Retail – no longer has capacity restrictions
- Museums, zoos and aquariums – indoor capacity increases from 25% to 50%
- Places of worship – indoor capacity increases from 25% to 50%
- Movie theaters – indoor capacity increases from 25% or 100 people whichever is fewer to 50% or 200 people whichever is fewer
- Hotels and lodging – can open indoor pools
- Gyms and fitness centers – indoor capacity increases from 10% to 25% and indoor pools can open
- Restaurants – indoor capacity increases from 25% capacity or 100 people whichever is fewer to 50% or 200 people whichever is fewer
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