New Jersey, California Allow Some Indoor Dining to Resume

New Jersey, California Allow Some Indoor Dining to Resume
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy arrives to speak during a news conference in Trenton, N.J., on Sept. 12, 2019. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters
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New Jersey and California on Aug. 31 took a big step toward resumption of their pre-pandemic economies by allowing restaurants to begin limited indoor dining, as new coronavirus cases abated nationwide even as some new hotspots emerged.

The two states are among the few that have continued to ban indoor dining while most others have lifted restrictions, according to the National Governors Association.