Admiral Brett Giroir, a leading member of White House pandemic task force, pushed back Monday against California’s lockdown orders, saying that the “evidence just isn’t there” to support the shutdown orders.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest stay-at-home order went into effect over the weekend in two of five regions where intensive care unit (ICU) capacity fell below the 15 percent threshold. The state’s health department reported that Southern California’s ICU availability dropped to 10.3 percent on Sunday, while the San Joaquin Valley had an ICU availability of 6.6 percent.
