Restrictions on Orange County Businesses Are Loosening

A waiter wearing protective face gear balances plates of food on his arms as he carries them to diners at a restaurant in Newport Beach, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Orange County residents will wake up with more freedoms March 14 when the region moves into a less-restrictive COVID-19 tier.

Its graduation to the red tier was confirmed March 12 after the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced the distribution of 2 million COVID-19 does, a metric necessary for Orange County’s reopening efforts to progress.