The state made it official today for Butte County to be put on the watch list and local businesses are trying to figure out how they are going to adapt for a second time.
This second shutdownã hitting folks hard.
Our team coverage continues with action news now reporter dani masten - live in chico.
Dani how are people reacting while no one is happy about the state putting butte county on the watchlistã some people told me they think its necessary to beat the coronavirus.
Renae stramaglia- sells/feels bad for businesses (0-19 seconds) "i feel horrible for these businesses& losing their livelihood because, like i said before, we have all gone through this once before and now we all have to go through this again."
Enzo perri/business owner () "we just need this to be over so, for us to be on the watch list to take further steps, i think whatever we can do in the short run will help us in the long run."
Enzo perri owns celestino's pizza in downtown chico.
He tells me he's already thinking about what changes he needs to make in order to survive this second shutdown.
Enzo perri/owner, celestiono's pizza " so i think it is going to be a change of hours probably right away.
We are already closed saturday and sunday morning.
We may decide to close for lunches in the foreseeable future.
Just until things pick up as far as customers and businesses.
We just need less cases.
Business owners aren't the only ones struggling to navigate through these uncertain times.
Isabella stramagila/ concerned about restarting "it's kind of hard because obviously stopping everything again is going to make it harder to keep the everyday schedule."
Lucas crowley/says its hard to fully enjoy chico "being in chico is a special place and not being able to enjoy it to its fullest, especially with friends and family and being able to enjoy those staples in chico."
Now we just have to wait until saturday to see if butte county shuts down and how local businesses will adapt.
Live in chico, dani masten action news now coverage you can count on we also know 71
As Butte County gets closer to landing on the watch list, gyms could be forced to shut down.
Governor Newsom's new order this week put salons in 30 counties on the watch list.