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Newsom outlines framework for lifting stay-at-home orders; but it won’t be soon

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Gavin Newsom [Wiki]
LOS ANGELES  – Shedding some light on when California residents might see relief from stay-at-home orders, Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday outlined indicators that will need to be met before such a move is considered — such as increasing testing capacity and ensuring protection for at-risk people.

Newsom unveiled six such indicators that the state will strive to meet before it will even think about rolling back the strict social-distancing, business-closure and stay-at-home mandates. With so many goals in mind, Newsom offered no specifics on when any of the mandates will be lifted or softened, only saying the indicators provide a framework for how the decision will be made.

“I know you want a timeline but we can’t get ahead of ourselves,” Newsom said. “… Let’s not make a mistake by pulling the plug too early.”

But in the face of President Donald Trump‘s insistence that the White House will determine when many such orders will be lifted, Newsom said it will be science, not politics, that dictate the decision-making. He declined to comment on Trump’s assertion that the president has total authority to make such decisions.

The six goals Newsom cited were:

— the ability to adequately expand testing and contact tracing to support people who have contracted the virus and people who have been exposed;

— a stepped-up process for preventing infections among higher-risk residents, such as the elderly or people with underlying health conditions;

— assurance that hospitals are prepared to handle surges in patients;

— partnerships with academics to develop therapeutics or treatments;

— assurance that businesses, schools and child care facilities can safely reopen while maintaining social-distancing needs; and

— development of a plan to quickly re-institute some measures, such as stay-at-home orders, if needed after restrictions are softened.

Newsom has said he is working with his counterparts in other western states to develop the framework for a possible relieving of restrictions that require people to remain home as much as possible and keep non-essential businesses shuttered. He said he recognizes the economic impact on business that cannot open and residents who cannot work, but he insisted it is too early to develop a timeline of when conditions will ease.

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12 comments for "Newsom outlines framework for lifting stay-at-home orders; but it won’t be soon"

    • Oh, Ron, simple Ron

      If hope worked you’d be a millionaire. But yer not and never will be because hope doesn’t work.

  3. Welcome to THE NEW WORLD ORDER with BIG BROTHER gavin fascist dictator implemting the fiscal and social tyranny.

    These fascist won’t be happy until people have completely abandoned their CIVIL RIGHTS…you haven’t been dumbed down enough to forget about them, or have you?

    This tyrant makes broad proclamations unsupported by any semblence of statistical data or scientific data. And, worse yet, he’s trampled all over the CA Constitution and the U.S. Constitution. CA, YOU voted for him, now suffer.

    Don’t forget to bow down on your knees to BIG BROTHER gavin newsom.

      • Actually He does have more authority that YOU can comprehend. Ever hear of the 10th Amendment? Perhaps you should read it. But more importantly, THE PEOPLE – that would be all of us; not merely some lame ass fascist hack like Gavin – have absolute power. Heck, read the preamble: WE THE PEOPLE….

    • Newsome is a true socialist that cares more about illegal aliens than homeless veterans. He will run for president in 2024.

      • TRUMP-45 voters will hereby be denied treatment at medical facilities because a miracle happened and the the pandemic disappeared on Easter like their Dear Leader predicted.

        That’s one way to deal with them.