California's reopening was suspended on Monday, as Governor Gavin Newsom announced that indoor businesses and public venues, including cinemas, restaurants, bars, zoos, and museums, would shut down again.
Besides, in some severely hit counties, the restricted venues also include gyms, churches, hair salons, and malls.
The new restrictions were prompted by the recent resurge of confirmed COVID-19 cases in several U.S. states. California has reported 8,358 new coronavirus cases Monday, with the state now having over 330,000 and more than 7,000 deaths.
People are visiting a zoo in San Francisco, California on July 13, 2020. /CFP
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the majority of the state's cinemas have decided that they are not planning to reopen until July 31.
California has been planning for reopening the businesses since May, and people are allowed to go to restaurants, bars, and gyms in many counties.
"We're seeing an increase in the spread of the virus, so that's why it's incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly that COVID-19 is not going away any time soon until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy," the governor said on Monday's press conference. He added that the virus won't be disappearing because of the hot weather in summer.
A hair salon in Los Angeles, California, as governor announced to close businesses again. /CFP
The U.S. states, including Florida, Arizona, and Texas, have all become new epicenters of the pandemic. In Florida, the state saw a record high of 15,299 daily new cases on Sunday, raising the alarm for the country.
According to the data by the Johns Hopkins University, as of Tuesday, the U.S. has more than 3.36 million confirmed cases of the COVID-19 and 135,615 deaths.