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State officials announced that Fresno County can move into the Orange tier on Wednesday — great news for businesses such as restaurants and entertainment venues under COVID-19 restrictions.
Under the orange tier, restaurants can open indoors at 50% capacity. Movie theaters can also open at 50% capacity, and gyms can now have 25% capacity.
Kings County joined Fresno in moving into the less restrictive COVID-19 tier. But Madera and Merced counties remained in the red tier. Tulare and Mariposa counties previously dropped to orange.
Fresno County now mets the metrics to move into the Orange Tier. This is what it means for the City of Fresno: pic.twitter.com/ZAWHOaAnJX
— City of Fresno (@CityofFresno) April 20, 2021
Places of worship are encouraged to allow 50% indoor capacity. However, the state notes that location and capacity limits on places of worship are not mandatory.
Family entertainment centers can open indoors with the following parameters:
Outdoor live events with assigned seats and controlled mixing — sports and live performances), for example — can also allow more guests:
Rules for Amusement Parks and Fairs are also relaxed to allow the following:
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