Newsom Orders California’s Strictest COVID-19 Lockdown as ICUs Near Capacity

Newsom Orders California’s Strictest COVID-19 Lockdown as ICUs Near Capacity
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is interviewed while visiting the Hot and Cool Cafe in Los Angeles, on June 3, 2020. Genaro Molina/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered a three-week COVID-19 lockdown for the state on a regional basis, with stay-at-home orders to be implemented in areas hardest hit by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus.

California is to be divided into five regions: Northern California, Greater Sacramento, Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Newsom said tougher social and economic restrictions will be triggered when intensive care units near maximum capacity at a region’s hospitals.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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