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VOL. 8, NO. 28
CALIFORNIA ISSUES NEW COVID-19 TESTING GUIDELINES AS SUPPLY CHAINS STRUGGLE Newsom speaking at a press conference on June 13. – Courtesy photo
California Orders Closure of Indoor Operations of Additional Sectors
Lack of essential reagents, other supplies disrupt testing; slower processing times frustrate Californians Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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he COVID-19 outbreak has been a confusing and deeply troubling time for Americans, but one thing has been glaringly clear: The U.S. is
behind when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus. Readily accessible testing, rigorous contact tracing, enhanced laboratory capacity, and data sharing are critical parts of preventing and containing the spread of COVID-19. In California and Nebraska, some
coronavirus testing sites were recently required to close down due to a shortage in testing kits, chemical reagents, and other necessary supplies. The simultaneous scaling up of testing capacity at some labs around the world in response to the SEE COVID-19 TESTING PAGE 12
Long lines of cars waiting to get through the COVID-19 testing process are particularly hard on people, especially during the hot summer months. - Photo by Terry Miller / Beacon Media News
Responding to significant increases in positive test results, hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Governor Gavin Newsom announced Monday further mandates to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The State has immediately expanded closures previously only required for counties on the state’s monitoring list to the entire state. Effective Monday, all counties must close indoor operations in these sectors: • Dine-in restaurants. • Wineries and tasting rooms. • Movie theaters. • Family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades). • Zoos and museums. • Cardrooms. Additionally, bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close all operations both indoor and outdoor statewide, unless they are offering sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold in the same transaction as a meal. “This virus is not going away anytime soon,” he said. “I hope all of us recognize that if we are still connected to some notion that somehow when it gets warm, it’s going to go away, or somehow it’s going to take summer months or weekends off, this virus has done neither. It’s incumbent on all of us to recognize, soberly, that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon until there is a vaccine and/or an effective therapy.” Counties that have remained on the County Monitoring List for three consecutive days — including Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange counties — will be required to shut down the following indusSEE CLOSURES PAGE 12