Orange County Expected To Enter State’s Stay-At-Home Order

Press release from the City of Mission Viejo:

December 5, 2020

With the continued surge of coronavirus cases, Orange County will enter Governor Gavin Newsom’s three-week stay-at-home order at 11:59 pm on Sunday, December 6, resulting in the temporary closure of bars, wineries, personal services, hair salons and barber shops.

The Regional Stay-Home-Order will go into effect in regions with less than 15% ICU availability, which includes Orange County. The County has reportedly dropped to 13.1%. The order prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail and requires 100% masking and physical distancing in all others. It also includes temporarily closing indoor and outdoor playgrounds; indoor recreational facilities; museums, zoos, and aquariums; movie theaters; and family entertainment centers.

The order comes as hospitalizations throughout the state has increased by 86 percent over the last two weeks.

Sectors that will remain open include schools that have received a waiver, critical infrastructure, retail (20% capacity to reduce exposure) and restaurants for take-out, pick-up and delivery. Other sectors have modified orders, which are detailed at this link.

The City of Mission Viejo will provide a status of City facilities and how this order impacts our community early next week.

This press release was produced by the City of Mission Viejo. The views expressed here are the author’s own.