September 22, 2020
San Mateo County Moves to Second Tier (Red) in Four-Tier, Color Coded System

Effective immediately, San Mateo County has been moved to the second tier (red) under California's four-tiered, color-coded system known as "Blueprint for a Safer Economy".
Click here to read the press release. See the chart below for a brief description of the four tiers.

What does this mean for Burlingame? Moving to red tier allows the following to open:
  • Indoor restaurant dining (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • All indoor retail (max 50% capacity)
  • Shopping centers, indoor swap meets (max 50% capacity, closed common areas)
  • Personal care services – hair and nail salons, barbershops (open with modifications)
  • Museums, zoos, and aquariums (max 25% capacity)
  • Places of worship (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Indoor movie theaters (max 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is fewer)
  • Indoor gyms and fitness centers (max 10% capacity)
  • and more.

Businesses can find guidelines that apply to their industry on the State’s COVID-19 website.

San Mateo County’s health order requiring face coverings, social distancing, and limited gatherings remains in effect. In order to move to the next lower-risk tier 3 (orange), the County will have to report between 1 to 3.9 new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents per day and a positivity rate between 2-4.9 percent for at least two consecutive weeks.
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