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Yosemite National park closes

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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Yosemite National park closes
Yosemite National park closes

Yosemite National Park is reversing course two weeks after reopening, now saying it will hold off on reopening campgrounds through July after a spike in coronavirus cases in the state.

REOPENING... NOW SAYING IT WILLHOLD OFF ON REOPENINGCAMPGROUNDSTHROUGH JULY AFTER A SPIKE INCORONAVIRUS CASES IN THESTATE...YOSEMITE PARK OFFICIALS BEGANREOPENING SOME CAMPGROUNDSEARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER BEINGCLOSED FOR MORE THAN2-AND-A-HALF MONTHS BECAUSE OFTHE CORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.BUT AS OF TUESDAY - ANANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE THATRESERVATIONS WITH ARRIVAL DATESBETWEEN NOW AND JULY31ST HAVE BEEN CANCELED.THE NUMBER OF VISITORS ADMITTEDAFTER THE PARKREOPENED WAS RESTRICTED TO ABOUTHALF THOSE THATNORMALLY VISIT THIS TIME OFYEAR.IN ADDITION, VISITOR CENTERS ANDOTHER FACILITIESREMAINED CLOSED OR REOPENED WITHLIMITED ACCESSTO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF

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