“Tomorrow we’ll be making some additional announcements on efforts to use that ‘dimmer switch’ that I’ve referred to and begin to toggle back on our stay at home order and tighten things up,” Newsom said. “The framework for us is this — if you’re not gonna stay home and you’re not gonna wear masks in public, we have to enforce, and we will and we’ll be making announcements on enforcement tomorrow.”
Newsom didn’t indicate what types of changes might be in store ahead of the holiday weekend, but said additional restrictions are being pondered in response to continued rises in coronavirus case numbers, hospitalizations and positivity rates.
According to Newsom, the number of people hospitalized across California due to the virus has risen 43% in the past two weeks, and the number of people in intensive care units jumped by 37%.
Perhaps more concerning is a continuing rise in positivity rates, or the percentage of people who are tested for the virus and turn out to be positive. Two weeks ago, the statewide average daily positivity rate over a 14- day period was 4.4%. That figure was 5.6% as of Tuesday. The current daily positivity rate over the past seven days is 5.9%, Newsom said.
“That’s a point of caution, a point of consideration and obviously a point of concern,” he said. “And it led to the decisions we made over the weekend as it relates to shutting down bars in those areas of the state where we’ve seen an increase in the total spread of the virus, particularly the community spread.”
Newsom ordered the closure of bars in Los Angeles County on Sunday.
But the governor said Tuesday the bigger concern over the upcoming holiday weekend is family gatherings.
“Not just bars, not just (people) out in the streets, where people are protesting and the like,” Newsom said. “It’s specifically family gatherings, where family members or rather households … begin to mix and take down their guard. They walk into that barbecue with masks on and they put the cooler down and the mask comes off. You have a glass of water, and all of a sudden nieces and nephews start congregating around, jumping on top of Uncle Joe.”
Newsom said family gatherings are consistently a top concern of health officials across the state, and California is “moving into a weekend when family gatherings are part of the tradition.” As a result, he said the state will be “a little more aggressive” over the holiday to ensure health measures are followed.
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Dr. Robt says
California is rudderless. Brazen double standards, mindless hypocrisy, what little credibility that remained, sorely overspent, mayor Eric Garcetti and Governor Gavin Newsom are the laughing stock of California. Never have two politicians in California history so profoundly humiliated themselves –
surfside 6 says
Ain’t liberalism grand? After spending the last 3 weeks running from marauding mobs, Newsom’s cops are ready to drop the hammer on some girl scout troop roasting marshmallows!
Magnetlady says
If Governor NEW-SCUM thinks he’s going to shut down our State AGAIN, he’s NUTS!! WE WILL NOT STOP LIVING AGAIN!! WHO is going to abide by the ”STAY-AT-HOME” ORDERS AGAIN? We MUST move on with our LIVES!! Wear a mask when you go out, even to the grocery store or pharmacy… Before you have any ”4th of July” gatherings, make sure your guests are not SICK!! Most of the people who are ”virus-free” are ”older people” who have been going out only for necessities.
E. L. says
Take a Pamprin MagnetLady You’re losing it.
Horacio says
Painfully evident, the majority of Californians are fed up, with Garcetti and Newsom. It’s you who now finds himself in the minority.
Fed up! says
When are the sheeple in this once great state going to wake? Newsome was okay with thousands marching & rioting in the streets! And now this reprobate is threating families for gathering together! Shame on anyone who would vote for these socialist dolts again! Newsome only has the powers that the people allow him to have! Wake the hell up!
Laughing says
Did you just bah like MAGA sheep?
Newsome called out the National Guard to deal with the rioting.
Last laugh says
Called out NG after the damage was done libtard! Did not stop any of the marches by BLM & ANTIFA! But he will threaten family gatherings! I guess you like being a subject instead of being a citizen! Laughing at you!
Footsteps says
Last laugh: Well, people can’t be rounded up before the damage is done, that’s called peaceful protesting. Like someone being arrested because someone looks suspicious. You do know about the white nationalists posing as ANTIFA to stir things up, like Trump does.
Last laugh says
Footsteps are you on LSD or just brain damaged?
L.J says
How will they “be a little more aggressive”? This is very disturbing. Trust me, I know the virus is real, and I want this to be over as much as any of you, but what are they gonna do? This is not what you want a governor to be saying. Martial law? National Guard coming in and arresting everyone not wearing a mask?
Laughing says
Tickets.
Look at all that potential money in the form of fines.
L.J says
Tickets? For something that is not even a law? Not voted on by the people, state legislature and signed into law? Laughing back at ya.
Laughing says
Try using the internet to study.
Read up on Public Health Orders and enforcement.
WOuld laugh but the lack of knowledge is sad.
Enforcement says
Can we close Sickcramento?