Jeremy Childs, Ventura County Star
Published 6: 15 p.m. PT April 18,2020
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Ventura County authorities released a public health order Saturday afternoon extending the stay-well-at-home order to May 15, as well as permitting some limitations on events and non-essential business closures to be lifted.
The order is in result beginning at 11: 59 p.m. Saturday and continues through May 15.
Prior public health orders are set to end Sunday. The new order allows for public events of as much as 5 people and some non-essential companies which do not engage with the public to resume functions.
The public health order was issued to slow the spread of the unique coronavirus in the county, which as of Saturday afternoon had 416 confirmed cases and 13 deaths.
Coronavirus: More than 400 cases so far in Ventura County; no new deaths Saturday
Dr. Robert Levin, Ventura County’s public health officer, stated in a statement that county officials plan to take an incremental method to resuming the county.
” The information is looking great, thanks to the diligence of our community members in following these orders, but we need to be cautious in how we move on,” Levin said.
Restrictions altered in new order
The new order bans events of 6 or more people who are not part of a single household. Gatherings are not allowed public areas such as parks, nor at personal locations such as a conference room or church sanctuary.
Some exceptions exist for the restriction. Individuals may go to events inside an automobile as long the occasion is outdoors; no more than five people are allowed in one lorry; the lorries are at least 6 feet apart and have their windows closed; and no one exits the car for the duration of the occasion.
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Other allowances made in the new public health order including permitting people who purchased weapons prior to March 20 to choose them up from merchants and allowing bike and vehicle stores to carry out sales personally with social distancing procedures in location.
Golf courses are allowed to resume with certain restrictions, consisting of a ban on the use of motorized carts.
In addition to the modifications, the order continues a number of restrictions detailed in previous public health orders. The order needs citizens to stay at home unless they work at a necessary organisation or are performing important activities such as grocery shopping. Dining establishments can just serve food for takeout and delivery orders. The order offers assistance to healthcare facilities and long-lasting care centers to reduce the prospective spread of the virus.
Prior public health orders
Ventura County released its first public health order on March 17 when it asked citizens age 75 and older to separate in the house. The county extended its constraints to all homeowners to remain well in your home starting March 20 after Gov. Gavin Newsom bought similar restrictions for the state.
On March 31, the county issued a third public health order expanding on its definition of non-essential organisations and enforcing higher limitations on those who broke the order.
The most current public health order entered into impact on April 10 and prohibited all public gatherings of two or more people with certain exceptions, such as allowing residents of the exact same household to perform necessary travel together.
People and businesses found to be in violation of the public health order may be deemed a public nuisance by law enforcement and might face legal consequences.
The order states public officials will reassess the circumstance in two weeks and make changes on lightening or tightening limitations accordingly.
” We will scrutinize the information to see the impact these modifications have on our rates of COVID-19,” Levin said in his statement. ” I do not anticipate to see any new trends for about three or 4 weeks. If we find that we are losing ground, we’ll need to make changes.”
Check out the complete public health order below:
Jeremy Childs is a breaking news and public security press reporter covering the night shift for the Ventura County Star. He can be reached by calling 805-437-0208 or emailing [email protected]. You can also find him on Twitter @Jeremy_Childs.
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