Orange County’s Restrictions Loosen as COVID-19 Metrics Improve

A sign advises people to maintain social distancing, July 16, 2020 in Huntington Beach, Calif., amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo by Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Arcades and bowling allies are among the businesses allowed to reopen March 31 when Orange County graduates to a less-restrictive reopening tier.

The county landed in the orange tier after maintaining the necessary COVID-19 metrics for two weeks, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said March 30.