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Topline
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a curfew for most of the state Thursday, the latest state leader to reimpose restrictions on everyday activities to curb a dangerous third resurgence of Covid-19 spreading across the country.
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Key Facts
The curfew prohibits non-essential work, movement and gatherings from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The measure only applies to counties in the state’s most restrictive “purple” reopening tier, which includes 94% of the state’s population in counties such as Los Angeles, Alameda and San Diego.
The order takes effect on Saturday and ends on December 21.
California experienced its fastest increase in daily cases during the first week of November, and over the past 14 days the state’s positivity rate has increased 52%, hospitalizations have spiked 63.6% and ICU admissions have jumped 40.5%.
Crucial Quote
“We know from our stay at home order this spring, which flattened the curve in California, that reducing the movement and mixing of individuals dramatically decreases COVID-19 spread, hospitalizations, and deaths,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly in a statement. “We may need to take more stringent actions if we are unable to flatten the curve quickly. Taking these hard, temporary actions now could help prevent future shutdowns.”
Key Background
Other states and cities have enacted curfews on non-essential businesses in recent days to stem the spread of the coronavirus, including New York, Minnesota, Ohio, Puerto Rico and Newark. Virginia has an on-site alcohol curfew of 10 p.m. The Republican governors of Florida and Texas, which were hard-hit during a second surge over the summer, have taken the opposite approach, announcing this week they will be implementing no new shutdowns.
This is a developing story.
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