Federal Judge Blocks Southern California Site for Coronavirus Quarantine

Federal Judge Blocks Southern California Site for Coronavirus Quarantine
A group of officials including member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors Michele Park Steele, from third left, Rep. Harley Rouda, Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris and Costa Mesa Mayor Katrina Foley, hold a news conference in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2020. Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. government from transferring as many as 50 people infected with the novel coronavirus to a local facility in Costa Mesa, California, after pushback by some local officials.

The officials argued that the federal government had provided no details about how neighborhoods in the Orange County city would be protected from COVID-19, which has triggered lockdowns in dozens of Chinese cities since it emerged late last year.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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