California’s Four Stage road to Re-Opening

Stage 1: Safety and Preparedness
  • Physical and work flow adaptation
  • Essential workforce safety net
  • Make PPE more widely available
  • Individual behavior changes
  • Stay at home except for essential and permitted activities.
Stage 2: Lower-risk workplaces
Gradually opening some lower risk workplaces with adaptations at a pace designed to protect public health and safety, starting with:
  • Retail
  • Manufacturing
  • Offices (when telework not possible)
  • Outdoor Museums
  • Limited Personal Services
Stage 3: Higher-risk workplaces
Phase in higher-risk workplaces at a pace designed to protect public health and safety, beginning with limited personal care and recreational venues (with workplace modifications).
Travel for permissible activities, such as healthcare, food, stages 1-3 work, and local or activities shopping related to open sectors.
Monitor critical indicators and alter scope of reopening if necessary to protect public health and safety.
Stage 4: End of Stay Home Order.
Gradually open larger gathering venues at a pace consistent with public health and safety, such as nightclubs, concert venues, and live audience sports.
Gradually resume remaining activities and travel.
Monitor critical indicators and alter scope of reopening if necessary to protect public health and safety.
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