I haven't heard about dividing restaurants in two around here or Los Angeles County.

I live in Santa Barbara, California just north of Los Angeles and this is what we were mandated last month from our public health.

1. This Order 2021-10.6 is effective 5:00 p.m. (PT) November 4, 2021 and continuing until 5:00 p.m. (PT), on December 4, 2021 or until it is extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended in writing by the County of Santa Barbara Health Officer (“Health Officer”). This Order applies in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara County (“County”).

2. This Order orders that in the County Face Coverings must be worn over the mouth and nose – regardless of vaccination status – in all Indoor Public Settings, and while inside any Business, as defined below, including but not limited to: offices, retail stores, restaurants and bars, theaters, family entertainment centers, conference and event centers, and State and local government offices serving the public.

3. Individuals, Businesses, venue operators, hosts, and others responsible for the operation of Indoor Public Settings must:

a. Require all individuals to wear Face Coverings regardless of vaccination status while indoors; and

b. Post clearly visible and easy-to-read signage at all entry points to communicate the Face Covering requirements.

4. Exemptions. Individuals are not required to wear Face Coverings in the following circumstances:

a. While working alone in a closed office or room;

b. While actively eating and/or drinking;

c. While swimming or showering;

d. While obtaining a medical or cosmetic service involving the head or face for which temporary removal of the Face Covering is necessary to perform the service;

e. Performers at indoor live events such as theater, opera, symphony, religious choirs, and professional sports may remove Face Coverings while actively performing or practicing, though such individuals should maximize physical distancing as much as practicable;

f. Individuals in indoor religious or cultural gatherings may remove Face Coverings when necessary to participate in religious or cultural rituals;

g. Individuals actively engaged in water-based sports (e.g., swimming, swim lessons, diving, water polo) and other sports where masks create imminent risk to health (e.g., wrestling, judo). All other indoor recreational sports, gyms, and yoga studios shall comply with this Order.

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h. Persons younger than two years old must not wear a Face Covering because of the risk of suffocation;

i. Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a Face Covering. This includes persons with a medical condition for whom wearing a Face Covering could obstruct breathing or who are unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove a Face Covering without assistance;

j. Persons who are hearing impaired, or communicating with a person who is hearing impaired, when the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication;

k. Persons for whom wearing a Face Covering would create a risk to the person related to their work, as determined by local, state, or federal regulators or workplace safety guidelines.

https://publichealthsbc.org/individual-health/

The holiday season, Covid, vaccinations and the unvaxxed.

"Majority of Canadians unwilling to let unvaccinated friend, family member into their home: poll"

"Fifty-seven per cent say they wouldn’t invite an unvaccinated person into their home, a rate that’s highest in British Columbia at 70 per cent, and lowest in Atlantic Canada at 50 percent. Fifty-five per cent of Ontarians and Quebecers wouldn’t do so, nor would 59 per cent of those in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and 58 per cent of Albertans."

Several ski resorts have divided their restaurants into two; vaxxed and unvaxxed.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/majority-of-canadians-unwilling-to-let-unvaccinated-friend-or-family-member-into-their-home-poll

Physician rejects Covid Ckvid vaccination because he says it doesn’t protect from mutants.

https://www.cheknews.ca/port-alberni-residents-petition-for-unvaxed-doctor-to-keep-working-at-hospital-909010/