[82lsju]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

 California schools could welcome back students this summer and retail and manufacturing businesses could reopen in the coming weeks
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Some businesses are able to operate with more social distance than others, and Newsom described a hierarchy of which industries can emerge from the lockdown first: some retail and manufacturing that have been closed because they are in "nonessential" sectors.
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Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
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But nail salons, gyms, movie theaters and in-person religious services would still have to wait 
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Major events like concerts, conventions and live spectator sports would remain prohibited until the statewide stay-at-home order ends. Newsom and other California officials, like Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, have said it is unlikely such mass social gatherings can resume until a vaccine or herd immunity emerge; his slides Tuesday said they cannot open until "therapeutics have been developed."

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

[82lsju]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

 California schools could welcome back students this summer and retail and manufacturing businesses could reopen in the coming weeks
...
Some businesses are able to operate with more social distance than others, and Newsom described a hierarchy of which industries can emerge from the lockdown first: some retail and manufacturing that have been closed because they are in "nonessential" sectors.
...
Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
...
But nail salons, gyms, movie theaters and in-person religious services would still have to wait 
...
Major events like concerts, conventions and live spectator sports would remain prohibited until the statewide stay-at-home order ends. Newsom and other California officials, like Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, have said it is unlikely such mass social gatherings can resume until a vaccine or herd immunity emerge; his slides Tuesday said they cannot open until "therapeutics have been developed."

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

[M T]

Did he give details about re-shutdown processes & triggers?

[M T]

Did he give details about re-shutdown processes & triggers?

[yvonne]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

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Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
...
"

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

Is he kidding? PR can be and has been done remotely for decades. It's one of the jobs that's most suited for remote work. I've been working remotely with PR people for decades.

[yvonne]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

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Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
...
"

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

Is he kidding? PR can be and has been done remotely for decades. It's one of the jobs that's most suited for remote work. I've been working remotely with PR people for decades.

[stupac2]

The most relevant for this board is:

Stage 4: Stay-at-home order ends

Goal: Reopen the highest-risk workplaces.

At this point, therapeutics will have been developed and other key goals met. These events and sites will then reopen:

• Concerts
  
• Convention centers
  
• Sports events with live audiences

I guess they gave themselves the out of "with live audiences", so perhaps sports will be played after all. But man, I genuinely don't know how you'd justify playing a football game if you don't think it's safe enough to have fans there. You're sitting pretty close in the stands, sure, but you're not smacking into each other repeatedly while breathing hard...

[stupac2]

The most relevant for this board is:

Stage 4: Stay-at-home order ends

Goal: Reopen the highest-risk workplaces.

At this point, therapeutics will have been developed and other key goals met. These events and sites will then reopen:

• Concerts
  
• Convention centers
  
• Sports events with live audiences

I guess they gave themselves the out of "with live audiences", so perhaps sports will be played after all. But man, I genuinely don't know how you'd justify playing a football game if you don't think it's safe enough to have fans there. You're sitting pretty close in the stands, sure, but you're not smacking into each other repeatedly while breathing hard...

[oldalum]

I think college athletes in contact sports are going to have to have regular quick-result testing before matches.

[oldalum]

I think college athletes in contact sports are going to have to have regular quick-result testing before matches.

[needle]

I think college athletes in contact sports are going to have to have regular quick-result testing before matches.

This will not be easy.

1.) False Negatives in Quick COVID-19 Test Near 15 Percent: Study

After in-house testing of different available tests, one physician found that Abbott’s assay using its ID NOW device, which can provide results in 5–13 minutes, has a false-negative rate that nears 15 percent.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opini...tudy-67451

2.) Many states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows

The more worrisome gap involves states that, despite having thousands of Covid-19 cases, are easing mitigation strategies by, for instance, allowing more businesses and public spaces such as beaches to reopen. To catch hot spots before they turn into wildfires of disease, Georgia must do 9,600 to 10,000 tests per day; it has been averaging around 4,000. Florida will need 16,000; in the last week it has been hitting just above 10,000.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/27/coro...reopening/

3.) Inside America’s unending testing snafu

But doubling the number of tests conducted from the current 1 million per week, as the White House recommends, is far more complicated than that. In addition to solving the complex global supply chain problems with test and lab materials, it will likely require large purchases of high-speed lab equipment and greater national coordination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22...ica-201372

[needle]

I think college athletes in contact sports are going to have to have regular quick-result testing before matches.

This will not be easy.

1.) False Negatives in Quick COVID-19 Test Near 15 Percent: Study

After in-house testing of different available tests, one physician found that Abbott’s assay using its ID NOW device, which can provide results in 5–13 minutes, has a false-negative rate that nears 15 percent.

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opini...tudy-67451

2.) Many states are far short of Covid-19 testing levels needed for safe reopening, new analysis shows

The more worrisome gap involves states that, despite having thousands of Covid-19 cases, are easing mitigation strategies by, for instance, allowing more businesses and public spaces such as beaches to reopen. To catch hot spots before they turn into wildfires of disease, Georgia must do 9,600 to 10,000 tests per day; it has been averaging around 4,000. Florida will need 16,000; in the last week it has been hitting just above 10,000.

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/27/coro...reopening/

3.) Inside America’s unending testing snafu

But doubling the number of tests conducted from the current 1 million per week, as the White House recommends, is far more complicated than that. In addition to solving the complex global supply chain problems with test and lab materials, it will likely require large purchases of high-speed lab equipment and greater national coordination.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/22...ica-201372

[Mick]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

...
Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
...
"

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

Is he kidding? PR can be and has been done remotely for decades. It's one of the jobs that's most suited for remote work. I've been working remotely with PR people for decades.

[Mick]

https://www.politico.com/states/californ...ly-1280662

...
Among the types of businesses that could ramp up sooner, Angell said, are manufacturers of "nonessential" products like toys and furniture; retail establishments offering curbside pickup; and businesses that don't adapt well to remote work, like public relations or consulting firms, returning to office spaces.
...
"

the slides for the 4 stages are also here

https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/12....ca.gov%2F

Is he kidding? PR can be and has been done remotely for decades. It's one of the jobs that's most suited for remote work. I've been working remotely with PR people for decades.

[dabigv13]

The PPE situation has not improved, and in fact may have worsened. That will be a pretty big stumbling block to reopening.

[dabigv13]

The PPE situation has not improved, and in fact may have worsened. That will be a pretty big stumbling block to reopening.

[JustAnotherFan]

I guess they gave themselves the out of "with live audiences", so perhaps sports will be played after all. But man, I genuinely don't know how you'd justify playing a football game if you don't think it's safe enough to have fans there. You're sitting pretty close in the stands, sure, but you're not smacking into each other repeatedly while breathing hard...

But you could be sitting pretty close in the stands smack talking each other while shouting over opposing fans.

[JustAnotherFan]

I guess they gave themselves the out of "with live audiences", so perhaps sports will be played after all. But man, I genuinely don't know how you'd justify playing a football game if you don't think it's safe enough to have fans there. You're sitting pretty close in the stands, sure, but you're not smacking into each other repeatedly while breathing hard...

But you could be sitting pretty close in the stands smack talking each other while shouting over opposing fans.

[Farm93]

The Governor of CA and the Mayor of Los Angeles have several public statements noting their opposition to live audiences at major sporting events until one of three things happened.   (vaccine, herd immunity, therapeutic agents available).  This press release formalizes something we have known for 2 weeks now.

Herd immunity is not happening in 2021, not even in NYC.   Won't happen in CA thanks to our flattening the curve efforts.
A vaccine is not going to be available, but even if it is there is no way there will be enough doses to give them to fans at Dodger or USC games.
Of the three the only one with a fighting chance of becoming available and be used for fans in the stands in 2021 would be therapeutic agents. 
It COULD happen, but it seems so unlikely.

The UofA President is a medical doctor, so I believe he knows the deal.  The UofA appears set to test students and faculty often so they hope that will be enough to keep the campus open, but even with that he has been on record that a UofA football season is unlikely. 

My guess is the Pac-12 bumps along until mid-June hoping that either CA will allow fans at events even without a therapeutic agent or an agent is available. If not, they will cancel the season.

[Farm93]

The Governor of CA and the Mayor of Los Angeles have several public statements noting their opposition to live audiences at major sporting events until one of three things happened.   (vaccine, herd immunity, therapeutic agents available).  This press release formalizes something we have known for 2 weeks now.

Herd immunity is not happening in 2021, not even in NYC.   Won't happen in CA thanks to our flattening the curve efforts.
A vaccine is not going to be available, but even if it is there is no way there will be enough doses to give them to fans at Dodger or USC games.
Of the three the only one with a fighting chance of becoming available and be used for fans in the stands in 2021 would be therapeutic agents. 
It COULD happen, but it seems so unlikely.

The UofA President is a medical doctor, so I believe he knows the deal.  The UofA appears set to test students and faculty often so they hope that will be enough to keep the campus open, but even with that he has been on record that a UofA football season is unlikely. 

My guess is the Pac-12 bumps along until mid-June hoping that either CA will allow fans at events even without a therapeutic agent or an agent is available. If not, they will cancel the season.