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New stay-at-home orders in California amid escalating cases

2020-12-07T12:29:58.739Z


A large part of the businesses will have to close or limit their capacity as of Sunday. The state has more cases than ever and they are close to running out of beds in the intensive care unit. "Everyone must take steps to protect themselves," experts warn.


New stay-at-home orders have been imposed in southern California and the central San Joaquin Valley in an attempt by authorities to curb the rapid escalation of coronavirus cases that is putting its death on the brink. capacity to hospitals.

The governor, Gavin Newsom, had anticipated Thursday that new restrictions would be necessary in businesses and recreational spaces, which should close or limit their capacity, when the availability of beds in intensive care units is reduced to less than 15%.

"If we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed,"

Newsom had warned.

The San Francisco Bay Area also announced that it imposes the new measures that include the use of face masks on the street.

AP

The California Department of Public Health announced this Saturday that

eleven counties in the southern region and the San Joaquin Valley

, in the center of the state, suffered a shortage of beds in their hospitals, so measures will be imposed as of Sunday at night. 

[The ability to test for COVID-19 in the US is at risk]

Among the affected areas are the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, home to 24 million people, almost half of the state's population.

While the measure in the San Joaquin Valley includes 12 counties and

the city of Fresno

, in the agricultural zone of the Central Valley.

The new stay-at-home order is in effect for three weeks and

prohibits restaurants from serving food on the premises and closes hair salons, movie theaters and many other businesses

, as well as museums and playgrounds.

Retail stores will need to limit their capacity to 20% during the holiday shopping season.

Residents cannot also hold meetings with people outside their homes and must wear masks when they go out on the streets. 

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The state of California had more than 1,318,000 cases and 19,798 deaths due to the coronavirus as of Saturday, according to data from our sister network NBC News.

The order now in is the

most restrictive order

since it imposed the first state stay-at-home rule in March.

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"We are at a point where the increase in cases and hospitalizations are not decreasing," Dr. Salvador Sandoval, a public health official for the city of Merced, in the Central Valley, told the Associated Press.

"I cannot emphasize this enough:

everyone must take personal steps to protect themselves and others,

" he added. 

The San Francisco Bay Area

had announced Friday that it would voluntarily enforce the new state restrictions in an effort to mitigate the rise in coronavirus cases, even though the area has yet to reach the 15% bed availability figure in the hospitals.

The measures will also go into effect on Sunday. 

Faced with the imminent closure of businesses, many were rushing to supermarkets this Saturday and queuing outside beauty salons before the measures take effect. "I'm stocking up before Sunday: the basics, bread, eggs." San Francisco resident Michael Duranceau told KGO-TV.

The state has already imposed a series of restrictions on the increase in cases, including a night curfew in 51 of the 58 counties. 

With information from the Associated Press and NBC News. 

Source: telemundo

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