California's recovery from the coronavirus will take 'longer than people think,' Gov. Gavin Newsom says

'It's going to take a lot longer than people are saying. This is serious, we've never experienced anything like this in our lifetime,' Newsom said regarding California's recovery from Covid-19.

California's economic rebound from the coronavirus may take longer than people may think as the state struggles with record "depression-era" unemployment numbers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Wednesday.

More than 3.7 million people have filed for unemployment since the beginning of March, according to U.S. Department of Labor. "It's going to take longer than I think a lot of people think. It's going to take a lot longer than people are saying. This is serious, we've never experienced anything like this in our lifetime," Newsom said in response to a question regarding how long it will take for California to rebound from Covid-19.

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