I know it seems like we don't need yet another thread talking about how Disneyland is still closed, but it seems like this is news that some folks may need and that shouldn't be buried in a months old thread with an unrelated title. So I apologize in advance if this is redundant, but it seems important enough (judging by the blaring headlines on the TV news right now).
Southern California, including Orange County, has just been placed into a "Regional Stay-At-Home-Order", and this news was oddly released at about 10pm on Friday night.
That means the following services/products currently offered at Downtown Disney are now limited to;
This order is triggered because the overall ICU capacity in Southern California went below 15% at some point on Friday, although also on Friday the ICU capacity in Orange County itself actually increased to 20%. But apparently the old rules from August doing this county by county no longer apply, and now "regions" are being held to a standard that crosses county lines.
It's all a bit confusing still, but there we are. It is yet to be seen how Downtown Disney businesses and restaurants will respond, or what will be open this weekend. This news and information is all coming out late on Friday night Pacific time. (How that timing and communication style was chosen is fascinating in itself!)
www.ocregister.com
"Orange County and all of Southern California received word late Friday, Dec. 4, that its diminishing intensive care capacity will thrust the region into the most restrictive stay-at-home order since March.
The move, based on an order from the state, will prohibit private gatherings of any size, require masks in public and shut down more non-essential businesses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said the state was on the brink of a serious shortage of intensive care beds and that any of five California regions that dropped below 15% ICU bed availability would trigger for themselves a new lockdown for at least three weeks.
Region 5, which includes Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and several other Southern California counties, fell to a 13.1% capacity on ICU beds.
The new state order goes into effect at 12:59 p.m. Saturday and gives local health officials 24 hours to implement the regional stay-at-home restrictions, meaning Southern California will have until Sunday afternoon to enact them.
The order adds new restrictions to the kaleidoscope of business and public sector guidelines, again closing hair salons, playgrounds and museums and forcing restaurants to rely on takeaway and delivery orders.
Retailers will have to cut admittance indoors to 20%, though many already were running at a quarter or half capacity inside, per purple tier rules. Schools that already are teaching in-person can keep doing so."
Southern California, including Orange County, has just been placed into a "Regional Stay-At-Home-Order", and this news was oddly released at about 10pm on Friday night.
That means the following services/products currently offered at Downtown Disney are now limited to;
- Outdoor Patio Dining Is Closed
- Retail Capacity Must Be Limited To 20% Of Indoor Capacity
- No Outdoor Food/Drinks May Be Offered
- Only Packaged To-Go Food Orders May Be Sold By Downtown Disney Restaurants
This order is triggered because the overall ICU capacity in Southern California went below 15% at some point on Friday, although also on Friday the ICU capacity in Orange County itself actually increased to 20%. But apparently the old rules from August doing this county by county no longer apply, and now "regions" are being held to a standard that crosses county lines.
It's all a bit confusing still, but there we are. It is yet to be seen how Downtown Disney businesses and restaurants will respond, or what will be open this weekend. This news and information is all coming out late on Friday night Pacific time. (How that timing and communication style was chosen is fascinating in itself!)
Orange County Register
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www.ocregister.com
"Orange County and all of Southern California received word late Friday, Dec. 4, that its diminishing intensive care capacity will thrust the region into the most restrictive stay-at-home order since March.
The move, based on an order from the state, will prohibit private gatherings of any size, require masks in public and shut down more non-essential businesses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday said the state was on the brink of a serious shortage of intensive care beds and that any of five California regions that dropped below 15% ICU bed availability would trigger for themselves a new lockdown for at least three weeks.
Region 5, which includes Orange, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and several other Southern California counties, fell to a 13.1% capacity on ICU beds.
The new state order goes into effect at 12:59 p.m. Saturday and gives local health officials 24 hours to implement the regional stay-at-home restrictions, meaning Southern California will have until Sunday afternoon to enact them.
The order adds new restrictions to the kaleidoscope of business and public sector guidelines, again closing hair salons, playgrounds and museums and forcing restaurants to rely on takeaway and delivery orders.
Retailers will have to cut admittance indoors to 20%, though many already were running at a quarter or half capacity inside, per purple tier rules. Schools that already are teaching in-person can keep doing so."
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