Two pairs of hikers maintain distance as they mingle at Vista View Point in Griffith Park, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order Thursday for residents to venture outside only for essential jobs, errands and some exercise, due to coronavirus concerns. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 4:27 p.m.
`Accept it': 3 states lock down 70 million against the virus
Illinois and New York state joined California on Friday in ordering all residents to stay in their homes unless they have vital reasons to go out, restricting the movement of more than 70 million Americans in the most sweeping measures undertaken yet in the U.S. to contain the coronavirus.