Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California’s COVID-19 state of emergency will be lifted on Feb. 28, 2023.
The date is set to ensure the health care system can be prepared for the possible winter holiday surge and give state and local governments time to prepare for the phaseout, according to Newsom’s office.
“Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the science and data—moving quickly and strategically to save lives,” Newsom said in a statement. “The state of emergency was an effective and necessary tool that we utilized to protect our state, and we wouldn’t have gotten to this point without it. With the operational preparedness that we’ve built up and the measures that we’ll continue to employ moving forward, California is ready to phase out this tool.”…