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LA issues new COVID guidelines for Film, TV.

Stay-at-Home orders lift allowing for hired audiences and strict health rules.

California Governor Gavin Newsom shocked the state by lifting his restrictive Regional Stay-at-Home Order. He justified the decision with some very positive four-week projections about Covid-19 in the state.

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials have also issued new guidelines for the reopening of film, music and television production.

The new orders allow for shorter quarantine periods but require daily Covid-19 screenings, pre-employment testing and increased use of face coverings.

Many of the guidelines had already been adopted by production but they now formally include:

  • Screening of employees and visitors arriving to the worksite must include a check for whether the individual is currently under an isolation or quarantine order, not just asking about current symptoms.
  • Weekly testing of all cast members, talent, performers, and crew is required during the production period, at minimum.
  • Employees such as hairstylists, make-up artists and wardrobe assistants who must regularly be in close contact with others must wear a face shield in addition to a face covering.
  • Size of a hired audience is now limited to 50 people, and all must be hired by or on behalf of the production company or a 3rd party vendor for this purpose (e.g., actors, extras), and must not be members of the general public. The same group of people should be used as the hired audience throughout the production as much as possible.
  • Exposure quarantine shortened to 10 days, but special precautions for Days 11-14

California is averaging some 26,000 new cases daily, down from 44,000 earlier this month.

You can read more at Deadline

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