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With coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continuing their rise in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday he is reimposing restrictions on many indoor businesses statewide, effective immediately. 

Restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums and card rooms 

 their indoor operations, and bars must close altogether. 

 of fitness centers, places of worship, offices for noncritical sectors, personal care services, hair salons, barber shops and malls.

 for three consecutive days, and represent about 80 percent of the state's population, according to Newsom. They include Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Orange, San Diego and Fresno. 

 until counties meet standards set out by the state.

the importance of making decisions based on local conditions and data, and said recent trend lines had created "caution and concern." 

"We're moving back into a modification mode of our original stay-at-home order, but doing so utilizing what is commonly referred to as a 'dimmer switch,' not an 'on and off switch,' " he said.  

Newsom specifically cited a rise in hospitalizations, intensive care unit beds and the rate of positive test results in the state. 

 a 27.8 percent increase in hospitalized patients over the last 14 days, and a 19.9 percent increase in ICU hospitalized patients over that same period. Data indicate that 36 percent of ICU beds and 72 percent of ventilators are available. 

On Sunday, the most recent reporting period, health officials 

 8,460 new cases and 72 new fatalities. They reported 6,322 confirmed hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with 1,806 in the ICU.  

"That's why it's incumbent upon all of us to recognize, soberly, that COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon," Newsom said. 

 as a hot spot in June, largely driven by case increases in populous Los Angeles County. By the end of that month, the number of hospitalizations in the state had 

Newsom has taken action to try to slow the spread. A statewide 

 requiring face coverings in public spaces took effect on June 18. On July 1, he 

 19 counties to close all bars and indoor operations of certain sectors. 

Meanwhile, certain entities in the state have taken it upon themselves to delay reopening. Disney 

 it will keep its Southern California parks, initially set to open July 17, closed indefinitely. And on Monday, Los Angeles and San Diego public schools 

 they will begin the academic year entirely remotely. 

The state is in stage two of its four-phase reopening 

, which allows certain lower-risk workplaces to open with restrictions. 

Eligible counties could apply for variances to progress through the phase more quickly, but that has also been put on hold. As of Monday, the state's 

 said, no county attestations will be accepted "until further notice."   

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COVID-19

Rachel Treisman

Author

Restaurants, movie theaters and museums are among the businesses required to suspend their indoor operations statewide under Gov. Gavin Newsom's Monday announcement. Bars must close entirely.  

California closes indoor businesses statewide as COVID-19 cases surge

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