Coronavirus cases spike to 94 in L.A. County as issue more emergency restrictions
Coronavirus cases in California continued to rise as officials turned took extraordinary steps to slow the spread.
President Trump announced new guidelines for people to participate in schooling from home, avoid eating and drinking at bars and restaurants and food courts and avoid discretionary travel from home and avoid gathering in groups of more than 10. “You cannot fight a fire blindfolded, and we cannot stop this pandemic if we do not know who is infected,” Tedros said during a press briefing Monday. “We have a simple message for all countries: test, test, test.”
In Los Angeles, bars and nightclubs have closed and restaurants have halted dine-in service and limited their business to takeout orders until March 31, following an order from Mayor Eric Garcetti.Movie theaters, gyms and fitness centers also will be closed, Garcetti said in a video news conference Sunday. Grocery stores, pharmacies and food banks will remain open. And Garcetti announced a moratorium on evictions for renters.
On Monday, Garcetti and representatives of various grocery store chains said that there was no shortage of food in Los Angeles and asked that residents allow time for stores to restock and give priority to seniors while waiting in line. “You have a lot of people now who are at home, normally they’re not, cabin fever sets in and you have a crowded environment,” Villanueva said. “Weapons are not a good mix.”
“We recognize that social isolation for millions of Californians is anxiety-inducing, but ... we need to meet this moment head-on and lean in,” Newsom said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has introduced even more stringent recommendations, suggesting that events of 50 people or more should be suspended for about two months. When feasible, organizers could modify events to be virtual, but in-person events of that size should be canceled or postponed, the agency said Sunday.
Of California’s confirmed cases, 70 are believed to be from community transmission, the state Department of Public Health said. The rest are a mix of confirmed person-to-person transmissions related to travel or patients returning to the country after contracting the disease elsewhere. The virus also has disrupted college entrance exams. The company that administers the ACT announced Monday that it has moved its testing date from April 4 to June 13 in response to concerns over the pandemic.
The governor also announced that the state’s 108,000 homeless people would be the top priority for mitigation policies, with a significant push to move them indoors. In recent days, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the CDC have also detailed guidelines for homeless shelters and encampments, many of which include increasing sanitation and providing detailed suggestions for handling ill people in shelter settings.Sacramento mayor Darrell Steinberg, co-head of Newsom‘s statewide task force on homelessness, said Newsom‘s move to bring homeless people inside was crucial.
“The water supply is clean & safe to drink, so there’s no need to buy water in bulk,” the department said.Ralphs, for example, said it is working with suppliers to replenish high-demand products, and its store hours have been curtailed so employees have more time to restock. Albertsons — which operates the grocery chains Vons, Pavilions and Safeway — said it is taking similar steps.
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