California’s new guidelines for counties to reopen specific business sectors offer a simpler, more limited set of metrics. The four-tiered, color-coded system ranks counties based on the number of virus cases and infection rates. The immediate impact on San Bernardino County residents and businesses is fairly limited, with most of the previous restrictions still in place. One exception: barbershops and hair salons, which previously could only offer services outside, may now serve patrons indoors (subject to specific modifications). Also, indoor shopping malls can open again with limited capacity.
Following are current rules (9/2/20) for San Bernardino County:
· Hair salons: open indoors with modifications
· Retail: open indoors at 25% capacity
· Malls: open indoors at 25% capacity and food courts closed
· Personal care services (nail salons, body waxing, etc.): outdoor only
· Museums, zoos and aquariums: outdoor only
· Places of worship: outdoor only
· Movie theaters: outdoor only
· Hotels: open with modifications
· Gyms: outdoor only
· Restaurants: outdoor only
· Wineries: outdoor only
· Bars and breweries: closed
· Family entertainment centers: outdoor only, like mini golf, batting cages and go-kart racing
· Cardrooms: outdoor only
· Non-essential offices: remote work only
· Professional sports: no live audiences
· Schools: must stay closed
