A lone pedestrian crosses Grand Avenue with Los Angeles city hall as a backdrop in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The coronavirus has closed restaurants, stores, theaters and many commuters are now working from home. (David Crane/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 12:29 a.m.
40 million Californians ordered to stay home to halt virus
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's 40 million residents should stay home indefinitely and venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, warning that the coronavirus threatens to overwhelm the state's medical system.