Gov. Gavin Newsom Threatens ‘Drastic’ New Lockdown Order
On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said a “drastic” new lockdown order might be necessary if coronavirus cases in the state continue to surge to their highest levels since the start of the pandemic.
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Newsom explained that officials are considering stay-home orders for areas with the highest case rates. “The red flags are flying in terms of the trajectory in our projections of growth,” said Newsom. “If these trends continue we’re going to have to take much more dramatic, arguably drastic action. If these trends continue, the potential for a stay-at-home order for those areas in the Purple…more in line with the stay-at-home order that folks were familiar with at the beginning of the year.”
As Fox News notes, in the past two weeks, hospitalizations have increased by 89%. As of Monday, around 7,800 coronavirus patients were hospitalized. 12% of Californians testing positive are likely to need hospital care within the next two to three weeks, the news site notes. In terms of the timing of the orders, “Those are being assessed in real time,” said Newsom, before stressing that people should not think in terms of weeks, but days.
Newsom even shared a chart showing the CA health system projections. He captioned the post: “this is the tipping point.
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As coronavirus worsen, another nine counties were moved into stricter reopening tiers over the weekend.
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