
They will still be able to get medical care, pick up prescriptions and take care of other essential needs. While nonessential businesses must close by 10 p.m., restaurants will be permitted to offer takeout food and people can do some routine activities like walking the dog, officials said. He was at a pricey Napa Valley restaurant with lobbyists despite pleading with residents to avoid gatherings with people from multiple households. But he was not expected to attend a virtual news conference with the state’s top health officers as he faces intense criticism for recently attending a party. It’s the sort of announcement Newsom, a Democrat, would normally make in person. We are sounding the alarm,” Newsom said in a statement. “The virus is spreading at a pace we haven’t seen since the start of this pandemic, and the next several days and weeks will be critical to stop the surge. It comes as COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths are surging nationwide ahead of Thanksgiving, when many will be tempted to gather with family and friends. It’s a swift escalation just days after the state imposed the tougher restrictions limiting business operations in those 41 counties. It’s in place in 41 of the state’s 58 counties that have the most significant increases in virus cases and face the most severe restrictions under California’s system for reopening the economy.

The curfew covers 94 percent of the state’s nearly 40 million residents. 21 but could be extended if infection rates and disease trends don’t improve. What officials are calling a limited stay-at-home order requires people not working essential jobs to stay home from 10 p.m. (AP) - California is imposing an overnight curfew on most residents as the most populous state tries to head off a surge in coronavirus cases that it fears could tax its health care system, Gov.
