LOS ANGELES—Marking a major step in a return to normalcy, California health officials announced April 6 that all COVID-19 restrictions on businesses, gatherings and recreational activities will be lifted June 15, although a statewide mask mandate will remain in place.
Assuming continued availability of vaccines and no spikes in COVID-19 hospitalizations—particularly among people who have been vaccinated—the state on June 15 will do away with its Blueprint for a Safer Economy, the four-tier, color-coded system that has guided economic reopening through a series of restrictions and capacity limits.
