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Added on the 13/05/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
Fremont, May 12 (EFE/EPA).- Elon Musk on Tuesday announced on his Twitter account that Tesla was restarting production at its factory in Fremont, northern California, despite a local shutdown order for non-essential businesses applied to slow the spread of coronavirus. "Tesla is restarting production today against Alameda County rules. I will be on the line with everyone else. If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me," Musk said on Twitter. (Camera: JOHN MABAGLO). FOOTAGE SHOWS ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE TESLA'S VEHICLE FACTORY IN FREMONT, CALIFORNIA, USA.
In the southern French city of Nice, a restaurant defies the government and opens for the day, in a symbolic message of protest against anti-Covid government measures which have decimated the hospitality industry. IMAGES
Los Angeles County, California, will no longer be subjected to air quality regulations limiting the number of cremations that may be performed there. Business Insider reports the South Coast Air Quality Management District said the regulation was lifted so officials could handle a 'backlog' of bodies. Business Insider reports the move comes as a grim reminder of the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic in California. The regulation has been lifted for 10 days, with the option to be extended. As of January 15, there were more than 2,700 bodies being stored at hospitals in LA County and at the Coroner's office. The current rate of death is more than double that of pre-pandemic years, leading to hospitals, funeral homes, and crematoriums exceeding capacity. South Coast Air Quality Management District
After a month-long argument with the Great State of California, Tesla founder Elon Musk has had enough. According to Business Insider, Musk confirmed on Tuesday that he has moved to Texas. Musk began extricating himself when local COVID-19 restrictions forced Tesla to temporarily close its only US car factory in the Bay Area. Over the summer, as he sold many Los Angeles-area homes, Musk also quietly moved his charitable foundation to Texas. At a virtual conference on Tuesday, Musk pointedly noted Tesla owns the last car manufacturing plant in the entire state of California.
Dozens of people head to the shore in Huntington Beach near Los Angeles even though the beach is officially closed amid the coronavirus pandemic. IMAGES