YMCA of Orange County had kept some of its sites open to provide childcare for parents who are deemed “essential workers.” During the last two months, no children or staff at those sites tested positive for the coronavirus, Daly said. “As long as we can maintain social distancing, we’ll bring those pretty quickly.” “We wanted to start slow to get through the protocols, but we are ready,” she said. But that could soon change, said Dolores Daly, chief operations officer at YMCA of Orange County. Group classes are not yet offered, and locker rooms are closed.
The organization is reopening its gyms in phases, starting with just cardio and strength equipment. At its Fullerton location, staff moved weights such as kettlebells to an outdoor space to spread out those working out, said Rikki Bains, the executive director of the Fullerton Family YMCA. YMCA of Orange County installed a full-body temperature scanner at its fitness centers. Other businesses took more visible measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus. “Today is like, ‘Oh wow, we’re stepping into the same old bar with a clean new feel,” McBride said. In fact, the bar didn’t look much different than it had before the pandemic, albeit with more cleaning, noted Schuyler McBride, who visits the bar three times a week.
Most people at the Swallow’s Inn did not wear a mask, except for Jaffe who wore a surgical mask.
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