California To Reopen Bars, Gyms On June 12

California will let some counties reopen gyms, bars, zoos, hotels, museums and campgrounds as soon as June 12 under physical distancing restrictions. 

Most of the state’s counties have met the public health requirements set out by the state for reopening, which include coronavirus infection rates and testing capacity, but Governor Gavin Newsom has allowed individual counties to move slower than the rest of the state if they see fit.

In San Francisco, for example, a plan released last week targets a mid-August reopening for bars, hotels and gyms while Los Angeles officials said in mid-May they don’t expect to reopen those businesses until July 4.

The state also released guidelines on how schools will operate when they reopen in the fall, which include physical distancing requirements and a plan to distribute no-touch thermometers, face shields for teachers, cloth masks for staff and students and N-95 masks for healthcare professionals in schools.

The state will allow film and television production to resume if county health departments approve it.

Nail salons, movie theaters, nightclubs, theme parks and concert venues will remain closed.