Re: Your friend has shared a SFChronicle.com link with you:

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/ca-to-lift-virus-stay-at-home-orders-statewide/2021/01/25/b79739a6-5f25-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html

I expect another shut down in March.  Perhaps this will be the last one
with the current variants?

 > From: heather Howard <http://www.gmail.com/~hhoward40>
 > Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:51:21 -0800
 >
 > The question is whether it’s safe to reopen with these variants circulating 
 > and then just have to shut down again.
 > 
 > It seems that the British variant will be the dominant one by March along with 
 > any domestic variants.  
 > 
 > I am so confused.