State officials said Thursday that they will shift to a new strategy of monitoring for future coronaviruses and rapidly distributing masks and tests to areas where the virus is most likely to occur.
The reopening of the state of California at Universal Studios Hollywood will be celebrated on June 15, 2021. The photo was taken by Alberto E. Rodriguez.
The state's plan aims to contain future Covid-19.
If wastewater testing shows a higher-than-normal coronaviruses transmission rate in a community, the state will send staff and hospital workers to the area to perform additional tests.
The ability to administer 200,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses and 500,000 Covid-19 tests per day is expected to be maintained by California officials.
The state will encourage mask-wearing in high-risk settings such as hospitals, nursing homes and prisons, as well as crowded spaces.
Officials say they plan to have 75 million masks, with the new strategy being announced at a mask warehouse.
State health officials will work to stock up on the latest therapeutic treatments for Covid-19 as they become available.
The state plans to move away from a reactive approach to a framework where we are more confident in the future, as we lean into the future, and live with this virus.
The state plans to work with the federal government to launch a study that will examine the long-term impacts of Covid-19 on individuals and communities.
The Covid-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations in California and throughout the country continue to decline following the winter. California will still require masks in high-transmission spaces such as schools for at least two more weeks, despite the fact that most indoor spaces have lifted their mask mandates. Despite the statewide lift, Santa Clara County and Los Angeles County will maintain their indoor mask mandates.
Despite the declining case rates, the CDC has not yet shifted its recommendation to keep wearing masks indoors nationwide, as it still considers nearly the entire country to be an area of high transmission of Covid-19.
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