El Dorado County officials say a no-travel order has been issued for non-essential travelers to South Lake Tahoe.
They said it's in response to the swell of non-full-time residents traveling to the area after recent closures due to COVID-19.
They want to reduce the number of visitors and other non-full-time residents in the basin.
El Dorado County Public Health Officer, Dr. Nancy Williams, released this statement on Friday:
"Visitors whom we enthusiastically welcome during normal times are further impacting an already decreased availability of essential supplies and food, and putting the entire Lake Tahoe population at greater risk of being able to receive proper health care. It's time to take this very strong message to those who are not already residing in South Lake Tahoe: if you have no essential function and you are here, please go home; if you have no essential function and you are not here, please stay home."
