Goodbye masks, hello full bars: California lifts Covid rules in ‘grand reopening’

More than a year after shutting down, the Golden State rolled back social distancing and mask requirements on Tuesday

Bars at full capacity. No masks for vaccinated Disneyland goers. Fans sitting side-by-side at Giants and Dodgers games.

California rolled back its major public health restrictions on Tuesday, 15 months after it became the first state in the US to shut down to prevent the spread of Covid-19.