Coronavirus cases keeping rising in California, but counties differ on stay-at-home orders
Some smaller California communities want to begin easing stay-at-home restrictions, saying they have made enough progress against the coronavirus.
Newsom said he is working with several counties that have contacted his office about modifying stay-at-home orders. In many instances, counties initially went beyond the state’s guidelines on restrictions issued to curb the spread of the coronavirus. In those instances, Newsom said, the more stringent closures could be loosened as long as they don’t violate state limits.“This virus knows no jurisdiction,” he said. “Different parts of this state [have been] impacted differently, but ...
“I want to beg people in L.A. County: Please do not go to Ventura County to use their resources,” she said. “You could inadvertently infect yourself and infect others in the county.”“I know many of you are feeling frustrated or wondering when we’ll be able to lift the Safer at Home order. But lifting the restrictions too soon could risk lives. My promise to the people of L.A. is that evidence and medicine will continue to guide us through this crisis.
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