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California Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders as Worst of Virus Eases
- San Francisco, L.A. among areas to see some rules pared back
- Outdoor dining, personal services permitted, subject to county
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California lifted its regional stay-at-home orders, allowing businesses such as outdoor dining to open, as its coronavirus cases slow after an unprecedented surge that strained the state’s health-care system.
With hospitalizations easing, the four-week projections for intensive-care capacity are above a 15% threshold that triggered the orders, according to a statement Monday by the California Department of Public Health. The San Francisco Bay area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California had been under the restrictions for more than a month.