LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles and southern California will be allowed to partially reopen indoor dining and movie theaters from this weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday, as the region hit key health criteria.
Slammed by a brutal Covid-19 pandemic winter spike, California has seen a rapid decline in infection rates in recent weeks as a vaccination rollout has delivered at least one dose to nearly a fifth of residents.
A goal of delivering two million doses to the state’s most vulnerable communities is set to be achieved Friday, triggering a loosening of the “tier” system that determines how counties can reopen at different rates.
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