Here’s to coronavirus, Californians.

The state’s liquor control department is temporarily relaxing booze regulations to help out restaurants, bars and liquor stores that have been closed by the fast-moving infection.

The move undoubtedly will bring a little relief to California’s more than 40 million residents, who have been told by Gov. Gavin Newsom to stay at home.

The new codes, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, include letting bars and restaurants sell prepackaged alcohol to go and allowing the sale of cocktails as long as the drinks have lids and go with take-out or delivery food orders.

Restaurants with drive-through also can offer booze and craft distillers can do home deliveries of 2.25 liters per customer per day.

And maybe the best of all: The only time that booze isn’t for sale is between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Businesses are rejoicing.

Christ Aivaliotis had to lay off most of the workers at his Kon-Tiki bar in Oakland so the changes came as a “huge relief.”

“People need some sort of distraction – they need something fun. I just want people to be able to get drunk in their homes!” he told the Chronicle.

On Instagram, the KontikiOakland wrote: “Get ready all you stuck at home, cocktail loving, thirsty tiki lovers. We were already ready for this. And we are going to deliver…, Don’t you want a Zombie at your house? Limited delivery area, but you can also pick it up. This past week has been a B U M M E R!! But let us cheer you up a little. Governor’s orders…”

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