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Added on the 01/05/2020 22:30:57 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
People gather for a rally outside the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to demand the reopening of the economy and voice their opposition to a stay-at-home order amid the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES
Protesters holding US flags voice their opposition to California's stay-at-home order near the Los Angeles City Hall. Roughly 200 cars also take part in the protest, honking and displaying signs from their windows. IMAGES
Chicago, Apr 6 (EFE).-The entire state of Illinois on Monday remained under a stay at home order issued by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker in an effort to slow the spread of coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY).FOOTAGE SHOWS B-ROLLS OF THE STREETS OF CHINATOWN IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
(CNN) Southern California and San Joaquin Valley residents will be under a stay-at-home order after the intensive care unit capacity in the two regions fell below 15%, triggering a mandate issued by the governor earlier this week that aims to bring down the soaring number of Covid-19 hospitalizations. The order goes into effect Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT for the some 27 million people in the regions, which includes Los Angeles and San Diego. That follows a proactive order issued by six San Francisco Bay Area jurisdictions on Friday for its almost 6 million residents.
About a week ago, California Governor Gavin Newsom attended a dinner party--with at least a dozen people--at an upscale Napa Valley restaurant. But on Friday, Newsom asked Californians to 'limit interactions to their immediate household.' The state recently surpassed 1 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. According to Business Insider, critics and journalists swiftly slammed and called out the governor's actions as hypocritical. said he 'should have modeled better behavior.'