San Diego County Says Outdoor Dining, Hair And Nail Salons Can Safely Reopen

San Diego CA

26 January, 2021

4:45 PM

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By Chris Jennewein, Times of San Diego January 26, 2021 San Diego County public officials confirmed Monday that the end of the regional stay-at-home order will enable local restaurants to resume outdoor dining and hair and nail salons to safely reopen. Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier lifted the regional stay-at-home orders, citing a downward trend in coronavirus hospitalizations and a projection that ICU capacity will rise above the 15% threshold in four weeks. "The practical impact of what that means in San Diego County is that we will return to the purple tier," said Supervisor Nathan Fletcher at an afternoon press conference. He outlined the following services and activities that are immediately affected: "Today's announcement will come as a relief to a lot of folks who were impacted by the regional stat-at-home orders," he said, but cautioned that it could be weeks or more before the county moves down from the purple tier to the red tier under which more activities could resume. "We have bent a curve; we have begun to move in a positive direction," he said. "But we have a ways to go." Times of San Diego is an independent online news site covering the San Diego metropolitan area. Our journalists report on politics, crime, business, sports, education, arts, the military and everyday life in San Diego. No subscription is required, and you can sign up for a free daily newsletter with a summary of the latest news.