Gov. Gavin Newsom saw the images that circulated widely over the weekend showing off massive crowds at Southern California beaches and he slammed those in defiance as showing what 'not to do' amid statewide stay-at-home orders
After the state's packed beaches made national headlines, the governor said the behavior of residents who don't adhere to isolation orders could set back significant progress:"We cannot see the images like we saw."
"Those images are an example of what not to see," he said, kicking off his Monday press briefing in Sacramento where he's been providing daily updates on the state's COVID-19 relief efforts. "The virus doesn't take the weekends off. This virus doesn't go home because it's a beautiful sunny day on our coasts."
Newsom said the state is just weeks — "not months" — from meaningful modifications to closure orders but that's only if residents continue to follow specific social distancing guidelines. "The only thing that can stop that is more images like we saw over the weekend." He also said it will be a number of months before herd immunity and a vaccine that will allow for life to continue as normal, including regular beach activities.
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