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California Gov Newsom orders Central Valley wineries to close – but keeps his open
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered wineries in 19 counties to close amid surging coronavirus cases — but his own winery and tasting room remain open. Typical mentality for the top democrats
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Indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, and tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos, museums, and cardroom gambling businesses were ordered to close down.
But, as noted by California’s KMPH-TV, Newsom’s winery and tasting room in Napa Valley is still open.
Customers are doing tastings by appointment only for groups with six people or less, and both employees are required to wear masks in all public areas — while guests must wear a face covering "when not seated at their designated tasting area."
The tasting rooms are also going through "enhanced cleaning measures," and the winery said all guests will have access to areas to properly wash their hands.
Guests will also be given "sanitized glassware" and "no dump buckets will be provided."
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Newsom's winery, PlumpJack Wines, remains open, but is only offering private tastingsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
According to KMPH, Newsom owns stock in PlumpJack Group, "which includes a winery in Napa Valley's Oakville."
The news outlet reported that Newsom's 2018 tax filings show he and his wife own shares in the group, which brought in a combined salary of almost $600,000 in 2018.
As of Wednesday, Napa County, where the winery is located, had reported 344 coronavirus cases, and was not included in the list of 19 "infected" counties.
While the state has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases, virus-related hospitalizations have increased 43 percent over the past two weeks, startling officials.
Newsom’s new restrictions announced on Wednesday took effect immediately, and will last at least for the next three weeks.
On Tuesday, Newsom state officials will be looking at the health orders “more broadly, beyond the Fourth of July.”
The governor also announced he's creating "strike teams" to enforce business closure will target “non-compliant workplaces.”
CALIFORNIA Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered wineries in 19 counties to close amid surging coronavirus cases — but his own winery and tasting room remain open. Typical mentality for the top democrats
.
Indoor operations at restaurants, wineries, and tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos, museums, and cardroom gambling businesses were ordered to close down.
But, as noted by California’s KMPH-TV, Newsom’s winery and tasting room in Napa Valley is still open.
Customers are doing tastings by appointment only for groups with six people or less, and both employees are required to wear masks in all public areas — while guests must wear a face covering "when not seated at their designated tasting area."
The tasting rooms are also going through "enhanced cleaning measures," and the winery said all guests will have access to areas to properly wash their hands.
Guests will also be given "sanitized glassware" and "no dump buckets will be provided."
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Newsom's winery, PlumpJack Wines, remains open, but is only offering private tastingsCredit: Getty Images - Getty
According to KMPH, Newsom owns stock in PlumpJack Group, "which includes a winery in Napa Valley's Oakville."
The news outlet reported that Newsom's 2018 tax filings show he and his wife own shares in the group, which brought in a combined salary of almost $600,000 in 2018.
As of Wednesday, Napa County, where the winery is located, had reported 344 coronavirus cases, and was not included in the list of 19 "infected" counties.
While the state has seen a surge in COVID-19 cases, virus-related hospitalizations have increased 43 percent over the past two weeks, startling officials.
Newsom’s new restrictions announced on Wednesday took effect immediately, and will last at least for the next three weeks.
On Tuesday, Newsom state officials will be looking at the health orders “more broadly, beyond the Fourth of July.”
The governor also announced he's creating "strike teams" to enforce business closure will target “non-compliant workplaces.”