COVID-19 Updates on Restriction Rollbacks and Assistance

The CCC continues to post daily updates of the Governor’s briefings on the state’s COVID-19 response and two new items are of particular importance this week.

For the first time since statewide shelter-in-place orders were issued, Governor Newsom laid out preliminary guidelines of what needs to be in place for restrictions to begin to be eased. Those guidelines include the ability to monitor and protect communities through testing; prevent infection in vulnerable communities; the ability of health systems to handle surges and provide therapeutics to meet demand; the ability for schools, businesses, and child care facilities to support physical distancing; and the ability to determine when to reinstitute measures if necessary.  

In addition, Governor Newsom also announced that California will be the first state to provide direct financial relief to undocumented residents.  More specifically, with philanthropic contributions, Newsom says the state is creating a $125 million disaster assistance fund for undocumented Californians, who have not benefited from expanded unemployment or the federal stimulus despite paying millions in taxes every year.  Approximately 150,000 undocumented adult Californians will receive a one-time cash benefit of $500 per adult with a cap of $1,000 per household.  

Read the daily updates for more.

Share this Post