State releases guidelines for places of worship to allow in-person services

NEW GUIDELINES THAT WEREOUTLINED BY THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT EARLIER TODAY.

FOXFORTY'S ASHLEY ZAVALAEXPLAINS.MEMORIAL DAY ENDED UP BEINGA WORKING HOLIDAY FOR STATEOFFICIALS IN RESPONSE TO THEPANDEMIC IN ITS ECONOMICEFFECTS.

THE DEPARTMENT OFPUBLIC HEALTH RELEASING NEWGUIDELINES ON SHOPPING WARSHIPPING AND PROTESTING.CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO LIFTPARTS OF IT STAY AT HOME ORDERMONDAY ALLOWING CHURCHES ANDOTHER HOUSES OF WORSHIP TOREOPEN SO LONG AS ATTENDANCEIS LIMITED TO 25% CAPACITYCAPPING AT 100 ATTENDEES THESTATE SAYS CONGREGATIONS MUSTALSO IMPLEMENT EMPLOYEETRAINING SANITATION ANDPHYSICAL DISTANCING STANDARDSHEALTH OFFICIALS SUGGESTREQUIRING FACE COVERINGS FORSINGING AND GROUP RE CITATIONOR ELIMINATING THEMALTOGETHER.

THE STATE ISSTRONGLY RECOMMENDING CHURCHESCONTINUE WITH VIRTUAL SERVICESBUT LEADERS OF 3,000 PLACES OFWORSHIP SAY THEY'RE READY TORESUME IN PERSON THIS WEEK IHEARD ONE PASTOR COULD LIKETHIS.DURING A CHURCH ONLINE ISLIKE WATCHING A CAMPFIRE ONTELEVISION JUST ISN'T THE SAMEYOU KNOW STILL WORK ANOTHERGREEN LIGHT GIVEN MONDAY INSTORE SHOPPING IS NOW ALLOWEDSTATEWIDE WITH PHYSICALDISTANCING CAPACITY ANDCLEANING STANDARDS THE STATESAYS RETAIL DOES NOT INCLUDEHAIR SALONS NAIL SALONS ANDBARBERSHOPS THE STATERESPONDING TO RECENT PROTESTS,SOME LED BY WORKERS IN THOSEINDUSTRIES HEALTH OFFICIALSREITERATING PROTESTS ARE LOUDBUT URGED DEMONSTRATIONS TO BEAT 25% OF AN AREA'S CAPACITYOR 100 PROTESTERS MAXIMUMSTATE OFFICIALS SAY STARTINGTHIS WEEK THEY'LL RECONSIDER