State public health officials on Wednesday gave Solano County permission to allow customers to sit down and eat inside a restaurant – a move similar to what’s happening in Napa County.
Retail stores and malls were also approved to reopen with
social distancing protocols in place. Schools will be allowed to reopen later
in the summer or fall.
In Napa County, dine-in service resumed Wednesday. Napa was
the first Bay Area county to move into the next stage of reopening, largely
because it’s only had one COVID-19 hospitalization in the last two weeks. Some
restaurants won’t open until this weekend, while they make sure they follow the
correct protocols.
Napa County retail stores can also open again, with
distancing and face mask guidelines.
“We’ve been affected by the online business even before all
this, but luckily the Napa Valley is a big tourist area,” said Scott Lyall, who
owns a clothing store in Napa. “We’re hoping to draw them back.”
Some of the businesses that have to wait awhile before
reopening include hair salons, tattoo parlors and bars.
Source: NBC Bay Area