Governor Gavin Newsom today extended for the third time the state of emergency in California related to the threat that Covid poses. Today’s executive order stretches declaration through Marc…
, particularly down here in Southern California. We started to see around this time last year case rates, positivity rates, hospitalization rates, ICU numbers start to increase. We’re starting to see that now all across the globe. We’ve seen those trends, not dissimilar to last year.”
The governor pointed out that cases have begun to rise again in places like Riverside and San Bernardino . He also pointed out that “last year we didn’t have much of a flu season. This year, I just want to remind people, that we want to avoid the Twindemic.” Indeed, Los Angeles County confirmed the first flu-related death of the 2021-22 influenza season today. According to the L.A. Department of Public Health, the patient was not vaccinated against the flu and tested negative for Covid multiple times while sick.
All along, Newsom has asserted the emergency order opens up access to goods and emergency services for the state and health authorities. “It’s about resourcefulness,” he said in 2020. “It’s about our ability to add tools to the tool kit.” He reminded listeners today that hospitals had to implement emergency measures last year, some of which were enabled by the state order, as bed capacities were stretched thin and morgues
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