{"id":9859,"date":"2021-01-28T00:00:15","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=9859"},"modified":"2026-05-13T18:23:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T18:23:21","slug":"public-health-officials-lift-stay-at-home-orders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/public-health-officials-lift-stay-at-home-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Public health officials lift stay at home orders"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SACRAMENTO \u2014 Officials with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) ended the Regional Stay at Home Order on Monday, lifting the order for all regions statewide, including the three regions that had still been under the order \u2014 San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area and Southern California.<\/p>

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Four-week ICU capacity projections for these three regions are above 15 percent, the threshold that allows regions to exit the order. The Sacramento Region exited the order on January 12 and the Northern California region never entered the order.<\/p>

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This action allows all counties statewide to return to the rules and framework of the Blueprint for a Safer Economy (https:\/\/covid19.ca.gov\/safer-economy\/) and color-coded tiers that indicate which activities and businesses are open based on local case rates and test positivity. The majority of the counties are in the strictest, or purple tier. Tier updates are provided weekly on Tuesdays. Individual counties could choose to impose stricter rules.<\/p>

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\u201cCalifornians heard the urgent message to stay home as much as possible and accepted that challenge to slow the surge and save lives,\u201d said Dr. Tom\u00e1s Arag\u00f3n, CDPH director and state public health officer. \u201cTogether, we changed our activities knowing our short-term sacrifices would lead to longer-term gains. COVID-19 is still here and still deadly, so our work is not over, but it\u2019s important to recognize our collective actions saved lives and we are turning a critical corner.\u201d<\/p>

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While there are positive signs that the virus is spreading at a slower rate across the state, the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. It is still critical that Californians continue to wear masks when they leave their homes, maintain physical distance of at least six feet, wash their hands frequently, avoid gatherings and mixing with other households, follow all state and local health department guidance and get the vaccine when it\u2019s their turn.<\/p>

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The state, in collaboration with local health departments and health care facilities statewide, took a long list of actions to support California\u2019s hospitals and slow the surge in cases and hospitalizations.<\/p>

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\u2022 The Regional Stay at Home Order urged Californians to stay home except for essential activities, which helped lower disease transmission levels and reduce burden on the hospital system.<\/p>

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\u2022 California deployed more than 4,100 medical professionals to facilities across the state to ease the burden on frontline health care workers.<\/p>

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\u2022 The state provided assistance within hospitals in the form of personal protective equipment, ventilators and help with oxygen supply.<\/p>

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\u2022 California also helped hospitals expand their capacity by opening 16 alternate care sites, lower-acuity facilities where COVID-19 patients get a bridge from hospital to home as they are recovering.<\/p>

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\u2022 Public health leaders implemented a statewide order to make it easier to transfer patients from over-crowded hospitals to those with more space and staff.<\/p>

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\u2022 The administration of vaccines to health care workers has meant that fewer health care workers are falling ill to the virus, which helps keep staffing levels more stable.<\/p>

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\u201cCalifornia is slowly starting to emerge from the most dangerous surge of this pandemic yet, which is the light at the end of the tunnel we\u2019ve been hoping for,\u201d said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. \u201cSeven weeks ago, our hospitals and front-line medical workers were stretched to their limits, but Californians heard the urgent message to stay home when possible and our surge after the December holidays did not overwhelm the health care system to the degree we had feared.\u201d<\/p>

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Nearly all the counties exiting the Regional Stay at Home Order today are in the Purple or widespread (most restrictive) tier. Services and activities, such as outdoor dining and personal services, may resume immediately with required modifications, subject to any additional restrictions required by local jurisdictions. See the county map to find the status of activities open in each county.<\/p>

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Because case rates remain high across most of the state, the state\u2019s Hospital Surge Order remains in place to prevent hospitals from becoming overwhelmed. The Limited Stay at Home Order, which limits non-essential activities between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., expires with the Regional Stay At Home Order ending.<\/p>

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Madera County has returned back to the purple tier<\/h2>

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In this tier, many indoor business operations remain closed.<\/p>

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Effective immediately in Madera County:<\/p>

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\u2022 Personal services may resume (including hair salons, barbershops, massage services, and nail salons)<\/p>

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\u2022 Outdoor dining may resume<\/p>

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\u2022 Indoor retail may operate at 25 percent capacity<\/p>

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While regional capacity has increased, local ICU capacity remains low. It is important for everyone to continue to do their part:<\/p>

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\u2022 Limit gatherings<\/p>

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\u2022 Socially distance<\/p>

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\u2022 Wear a mask<\/p>

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\u2022 Wash hands<\/p>

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\u2022 Stay home and isolate yourself if you have symptoms<\/p>

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\u2022 Get tested regularly if you have been around others.<\/p>

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For a list of all allowable activities for the purple tier, visit the Blueprint for a Safer Economy (https:\/\/covid19.ca.gov\/safer-economy\/). For local updates and information the MCDPH COVID-19 webpage at www.madera county.com\/covid19.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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