More Kern County businesses ordered to close indoor services Friday

More Kern County businesses ordered to close indoor services Friday

SKY ROCKETING IN THE COUNTY."THAT HAS TAKEN EVERYTHING TO ANEWLEVEL..

AS FAR AS THE INCOMINGON THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAD INPLACE THAT WASN'TSUFFICIENT TO HANDLE IT."BUT STARTING LAST WEEK -- THEDEPARTMENT HAS TRIPPLED THEWORK FORCE IN VARIOUSDEPARTMENTS, ACCORDING TOTHEIR SPOKESWOMAN MICHELLECORSON."SO WE ARE NOW WORKING WITH THESURGE OF CASES WE HAVE BEENRECEIVING AND WE HAVE BEENWORKING ON THATLAST WEEK SO THAT IS WHAT ISBEING REFLECTED IN THE DATA THATIS BEINGSHOWN ON OUR DASHBOARD."ON THE DASHBOARD -- RECORDNUMBERS IN THE LASTTHREE DAYS... NEARLY 500ADDITIONAL CASES REPORTEDSATURDAY, 719 CASES ON SUNDAY,AND 787 CASES ONMONDAY.THE SPIKE HAS LANDED KERN COUNTYON THE STATE'S WATCHLIST FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYSWHICH MEANS... ONTUESDAY THE COUNTY WILLTRANSITION ONTO THE STATE'SMONITORING LIST -- PROMPTINGVARIOUS BUSINESSES SUCHAS GYMS, HOUSES OF WORSHIP,NON-CRITICAL SECTORS, ANDHAIR SALONS TO HALT INDOORBUSINESS STARTING FRIDAY....THAT IS THE MESSAGE WE WANT TOGIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY TO BEPREPARED FORTHAT.WE WANT TO MOVE INDOORS TOOUTDOORS FOR PERSONAL CAREINDUSTRIES..TO MINIMIZE THE EFFECT ON SOMEBUSINESSES... GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM ANNOUNCING BARBER SHOPS,NAIL AND HAIRSALONS CAN NOW OPERATEOUTDOORS..."WE'RE NOT GOING TO MOVE OUROPERATOINS OUTSIDE."RAMONA POTTS OWNS THE ATOMICKITTEN SALON ..

SHE SAYS THEREARE SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MOVINGOUTSIDE."IT WOULD WORK BETTER FORBARBERSWHO ARE JUST DOING HAIRCUTS...WE CAN'T DO ANY FACIAL WORK, WECOULDNT DO HAIRCOLOR UNLESS WE HOOKED UP A HOSEAND THAT WOULD BE ALL COLDWATER.

ITJUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HERE INBAKERSFIELD, WHERE IT'S SUPERHOT OUT."THE BIG QUESTION NOW IS -- HOWLONG WILL THESE BUSINESSES NEEDTO ADHERE TO THIS ORDER -- WELLACCORDING TO PUBLIC HEALTH-- THAT'S AT THE GOVERNOR'SDISCRETION.FOR NOW LIVE IN EASTBAKERSFIELD, BAYAN WANG23ABC CONNECTING YOU.ALONG WITH ISSUING NEW GUIDANCEFOR HAIR AND NAILSALONS -- GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMALSO SPOKE ABOUTTRYING TO GET STUDENTS BACK INCLASSES LATER IN THE FALL."THE FUTURE ISN'T SOMETHING TOEXPERIENCE.

IT'S SOMETHING TOMANIFEST.

IT'S INSIDE OF US NOTIN FRONTOF US, MEANING WE HAVE AGENCY.WE CAN SHAPE THIS CONVERSATION.WECAN SHAPE THIS FUTURE BY OURSPECIFIC DECISIONS AND THAT ISMY HOPEAND INTENTION IS THAT WE BENDTHE CURVE LIKE WE DID THE FIRSTTIME IN THISPANDEMIC, AND WE DO IT AGAIN ASWE ARE DEALING WITH THIS FLAREUP STILL IN THISFIRST WAVE OF THIS PANDEMIC.

SO,IF WE CAN DO THAT, WE CAN GETOUR KIDS BACKTO SCHOOL."AT THIS TIME -- IN ORDER TORESUME IN-PERSON CLASSINSTRUCTION -- A COUNTY MUSTHAVE BEEN OFF THE STATE'SCOVID-19 WATCH LIST FOR 14CONSECUTIVE DAYS.DISTRICTS IN COUNTIES ON THEWATCH LIST WILL ONLY BE ABLE TODO DISTANCE LEARNING.UNTIL NOW -- DECISIONS ON HOWAND WHEN TO REOPEN HAVELARGELY BEEN LEFT UP TOINDIVIDUAL SCHOOLDISTRICTS.GOVERNOR NEWSOM ANNOUNCEDPANDEMIC, AND WE DO IT AGAIN ASWE ARE DEALING WITH THIS FLAREUP ST