The week started with a rollercoaster of announcements for 30 California county business owners and while Kern County was spared from county-wide closures, for now, it may only be a matter of time before we are impacted too.
NEWSOM MADE A BIG ANNOUNCEMENTON STATE ANDCOUNTY-WIDE CLOSURES TUESDAYMORNING.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO BREAKSDOWN WHAT THIS MEANS FOR KERNCOUNTY.GOODMORNING-THE WEEK STARTED WITH AROLLERCOASTER OFANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 30 CALIFORNIACOUNTY BUSINESSOWNERS AND WHILE KERN COUNTY WASSPARED FROM COUNTY-WIDE CLOSURESFOR NOW, IT MAY ONLY BE A MATTEROF TIME BEFORE WE ARE IMPACTEDTOO.MONDAY MORNING, GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOMANNOUNCED 30 COUNTIES INCLUDINGKERN COUNTY WOULD BE REQUIRED TOCLOSE INDOOR OPERATIONS THATINCLUDED FITNESS CENTERS, HOUSESOF WORSHIP, PERSONAL CARESERVICES, NON-CRITICAL OFFICESPACES, AND MALLS.
LESS THAN AHOUR LATER - KERN COUNTY WASREMOVED FROM THE INITIAL LISTWITH A TWEET SAYING: IN APREVIOUS LIST, KERN COUNTY WASINCLUDED AS A COUNTY IMPACTED BYTODAY'S NEW CLOSURES.
AS OF THISMORNING,KERN COUNTY IS NO LONGER ONCALIFORNIA'S COUNTY MONITORINGLIST AND IS NOT YET IMPACTED."ANY OF THE COUNTIES ON THEWATCHLIST ALSO HAVE TO CLOSEINDOOR OPERATIONS FOR CHURCHESAND WAX BOUTIQUES AND HAIRSALONS AND MALLS THEY HAVE TOCLOSE INDOOR OPERATIONS AND MOVETHEM OUTSIDE AND WE HOPE GIVINGOUR COMMUNITY A HEADS UP, BASEDON OUR PROJECTIONS THEY'LL HAVETIME TO PREPARE"TODAY MARKS THE THIRDCON
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