Gov. Newsom announced that he will be lifting California’s COVID-19 state of emergency on Feb. 28, saying this timeline will allow state and local officials time to prepare for the phaseout.
The emergency declaration, imposed at the onset of the pandemic, was aimed at expediting state acquisition of materials such as personal protective equipment and to set up testing centers and later vaccination locations.
According to the governor's office, the state has administered roughly 81 million vaccine doses, distributed 1 billion units of PPE and processed 186 million tests, while also allocating billions of dollars to hospitals, community groups and schools to respond to the pandemic -- as well as distributing billions of dollars in stimulus payments to residents, renters and small businesses.
When the state Legislature reconvenes, Newsom will seek statutory changes allowing nurses to continue dispending COVID-19 therapeutics and continue allowing laboratory workers to solely process COVID-19 tests. "California's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has prepared us for whatever comes next,'' state Health & Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said in a statement."As we move into this next phase, the infrastructure and processes we've invested in and built up will provide us the tools to manage any ups and downs in the future.''
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