California governor plans to fully open economy by June 15

The State of California has targeted lift all restrictions applied to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and fully reopen its economy by June 15Governor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.

“We can say with confidence that by June 15, we can start to open and work normally, subject to continued use of masks and strict surveillance for the virus, ”Newsom said at a press conference quoted by the agency AFP, without giving more details.

Government officials clarified the Los Angeles Times that to get there, they must be accomplished two conditions: that the state carries out a sufficient number of vaccines inoculate the entire adult population, and the number of hospitalizations remains low and stable.

In this regard, Newsom pointed out that will maintain “the option to revise the date of June 15 if necessary”.

In addition, this This does not mean that the very next day California will return to normal as it was known before the pandemic. The compulsory use of a mask, for example, will remain in force for a long time, and large closed events, such as conventions or recitals, must be organized requiring prior vaccination and in controlled environments.

But if will put an end to the current complex system of gradual and selective deconfinition, in which each county in California is assessed based on the local COVID-19 situation and then given a color (out of four possible) that determines which measures are still in effect and which are not.

“With over 20 million vaccines administered statewide, it’s time to turn the page on our out-of-control system and start thinking about fully reopening the California economy,” the governor added.

“We can start to think about our life after the pandemic. We will have to remain vigilant and continue the practices they have enabled us to achieve, such as wearing a mask and getting vaccinated, but the light at the end of the tunnel has never been so bright. “added.

California, with a population of 40 million and the largest economy in the United States, It was the first state to order strict quarantine across its territory at the start of the pandemic in March 2020.

Measurement, taken by Newsom at a time when many other districts were refusing to shut down their economies and even President Donald Trump was discouraging him, It was then celebrated when the virus began to wreak havoc in the country, still today the most affected in the world by the pandemic.

But the governor was later criticized for dealing with the pandemic in general (given that it ultimately hit her condition hard despite the shutdown) and for its slowness in reopening the economy, and a petition to remove him from office is even coming to the California Congress.

Although the initiative, proposed by the Republican caucus in a Democratic-majority district, is not expected to thrive, Newsom is not at its best political moment and a full reopening from June 15 could give it the cleanliness it has had. need.

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