Oakland City Wire

City of Bellflower issued the following announcement on Nov 27.

On November 17, Los Angeles County established thresholds for additionalactions if the five-day average of cases is 4,500 or more orhospitalizations are more than 2,000 per day. A new Health OfficerOrder would be issued for three weeks that offered additional safetymodifications while allowing essential and emergency workers andthose securing or providing essential and permitted services to leavetheir homes.

In the new Order that goes into effect on Monday, residents are advisedto stay home as much as possible and always wear a face covering overtheir nose and mouth when they are outside their household and aroundothers.

The additional safety modifications in the order include the followingchanges to the existing Health Officer Order:

• Gatherings: All public and private gatherings with individuals not in your household are prohibited, except for faith based services and protests, which are constitutionally protected rights.
• Occupancy limits at various businesses; all individuals at these sites are required to wear face coverings and keep at least 6 feet of distance:
  • Essential retail – 35% maximum occupancy
  • Non-essential retail (includes indoor malls) – 20% maximum occupancy
  • Personal care services – 20% maximum occupancy
  • Libraries – 20% maximum occupancy
  • Fitness centers operating outdoors – 50% maximum occupancy
  • Museums galleries, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens operating outdoors – 50% maximum occupancy
  • Mini-golf, batting cages, go-kart racing operating outdoors – 50% maximum occupancy
• Outdoor recreation activities all which require face coverings (except for swimming) and distancing:
  • Beaches, trails, and parks remain open; gatherings at these sites with members outside your household are prohibited.
  • Golf courses, tennis courts, pickleball, archery ranges, skate parks, bike parks, and community gardens remain open for individuals or members of a single household. Pools that serve more than one household may open only for regulated lap swimming with one person per lane.
  • Drive-in movies/events/car parades are permitted provided occupants in each car are members of one household.
• Schools:
  • All schools and day camps remain open adhering to re-opening protocols. K-12 Schools and Day Camps with an outbreak (3 cases or more over 14 days) should close for 14 days.
• Closed non-essential businesses/activities:
  • Playgrounds (with the exception of playgrounds at childcare and schools)
  • Cardrooms

Becauseof the high rates of transmission in the community, restaurants,bars, breweries and wineries remain closed for in-person dining anddrinking, as customers are not wearing face coverings during theirvisit which results in an increased chance of transmission of thevirus. Restaurants, wineries and breweries remain open for pick-up,delivery, and take-out. Breweries and wineries remain open for retailsales at 20% occupancy.

Original source can be found here.

Source: City of Bellflower