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Why California Is Issuing Stay-At-Home Orders Because Of Covid-19 Coronavirus
More and more Californians may soon face stay-at-home orders as the number of Covid-19 patients … [+]
Running out of toilet paper is one thing. Running out of intensive care unit (ICU) beds is something completely different.
With the Covid-19 coronavirus continuing to surge, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is now projecting that the state will run out of ICU beds by mid-December. That, obviously, is not a good thing and can’t be solved by simply buying more beds. As a result, on Thursday, the CDPH announced a “Regional Stay-At-Home Order”, which will remain in place for at least the next three weeks.
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This Order doesn’t mean that all Californians have to stay at home just yet. Rather, it established thresholds that once crossed will trigger stay-at-home orders.
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