“We are announcing that California, Oregon, and Washington have agreed to work together on a shared approach for reopening our economies-one that identifies clear indicators for communities to restart public life and business.” In the coming weeks, the West Coast will flip the script on COVID-19-with our states acting in close coordination and collaboration to ensure the virus can never spread wildly in our communities. In a joint statement, the governors said: “COVID-19 has preyed upon our interconnectedness. Governor Newsom has also teamed up with Governor of Oregon Kate Brown and Governor of Washington Jay Inslee to work together on re-opening their states’ economies.

Sara Cody said at a Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors that lockdown orders could only be eased once hospitals have enough capacity and can protect their staff, the state has increased its testing ability, the state is able to trace and isolate new cases of the coronavirus, and there is a sustained reduction in the number of new cases. Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of medicine and public health at the University of California, suggested that Newsom could start lifting the lockdown by easing restrictions in rural places and re-opening public spaces, before lifting stay-at-home orders and eventually reopening restaurants that aren’t crowded.ĭr. The order is enforceable by law, with anyone found not following the guidelines risking a fine of up to $1,000, up to six months in prison, or both.īut now Governor Newsom could start to incrementally lift the statewide stay-at-home order, at least in some areas of California. In a statement on Monday, Governor Newsom said that he would explain the “incremental release of the stay-at-home orders,” adding that California would use “science to guide our decision making, not political pressure.”Īccording to Johns Hopkins University, California has more than 24,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and more than 700 deaths.Ĭalifornia issued a stay-at-home order on March 19, closing all non-essential businesses, such as dine-in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, and asking residents to remain inside apart from accessing essential items or services. California Governor Gavin Newsom will reveal potential steps toward lifting the state’s lockdown in a press conference at noon on April 14.

California lockdown end date 2021