Chinanews.com, August 20. According to a comprehensive compilation report by the US "World Journal", in view of the continuous increase in the number of new crown pneumonia cases in California due to the Delta variant virus, California health officials issued a new order on the 18th to expand the number of people required to participate in large-scale indoor events. Show proof of vaccination or negative test.
According to current California regulations, people must present a vaccination certificate or a negative test certificate within 72 hours for large-scale events involving more than 5,000 people.
The new order issued on the 18th will apply to events or gatherings with more than 1,000 people. Participants are required to provide proof of completion of vaccination, not just "self-certification" of vaccination.
This order is valid from September 20 to November 1.
The director of the California Department of Health, Tomás J. Aragón, said in a statement: “By requiring people to produce a vaccination certificate or a negative test certificate, people’s risk of infection, hospitalization and death can be reduced.”
Valid certification documents include the vaccination card issued by the Federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the "Yellow Card" (Yellow Card1) issued by the International Health Organization (WHO), the photo of the above vaccination card, or the vaccination saved on a mobile phone or electronic device Card photos, certification documents provided by medical institutions or digital certification documents containing QR codes, certification documents provided by contracted employers that comply with these vaccine record guidelines and guidelines, etc.
This order is one of several new orders issued by health officials since California's full reopening on June 15.
The increase in cases in California began to surge from the first week of July, and even areas with high vaccination rates like the Bay Area have not been spared.
The Mayor of San Jose (Sam Liccardo) also announced a new measure on the 18th, requiring all large-scale events held in venues owned by the San Jose Municipal Government (such as the SAP Center), participants must show that they have completed the vaccination. Proof.
If this measure is passed by more than half of the city council members next week, it will be implemented immediately.
From the 20th, San Francisco requires all people over the age of 12 who participate in activities with more than 1,000 people or go to bars, restaurants, clubs, and gyms to produce vaccination certificates.
In the past few weeks, California has required public servants and school faculty to provide vaccination certificates or receive regular virus tests. It stipulates that employees of medical-related units must complete vaccination before September 30, and recommends that all residents wear masks indoors.