The State of California has announced that Marin County will be moving from “red” to “orange” status in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, effective Wednesday, March 24.
Based on consecutive weeks of progress in Marin’s coronavirus case statistics, the County will be moving from tier 2 or “substantial risk” status to the less restrictive tier 3 or “moderate risk” level.
Some of the primary changes allowed under the state order include:
- Retail & grocery stores expanding indoor capacity to 100%
- Indoor dining in restaurants can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Museums & movie theaters can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Houses of worship can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Weddings/funerals can expand indoor capacity to 50% or 200 people (whichever is fewer)
- Family recreation / entertainment facilities can expand indoor capacity to 25%
- Gyms & fitness studios can expand indoor capacity to 25% and reopen indoor pools.
- Breweries/wineries that do not serve food can expand indoor capacity to 25% or 100 people (whichever is fewer)
- Bars that do not serve food can operate outdoors only
- Non-essential offices may reopen (but working remotely is still encouraged)
- Higher education can expand indoor capacity to 50% for indoor lectures
Changes to business sector guidelines are available on the Marin Recovers website or the California Blueprint for a Safer Economy website.
To read the complete press release on this tier change, please click here.
