Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a “stay-at-home” order for all people living in the state as they continue to struggle with the spread of the coronavirus.
The order will allow essential businesses such as pharmacies and grocery stores to continue operating, but nonessential businesses will have to close.
Newsom said he is “confident” that Californians will follow the new order, which is meant to “bend the curve.”
#BREAKING: California’s statewide “stay-at-home” order will go into effect tonight. Newsom says he’s “confident” people will abide by the new order https://t.co/0tthiG4W6R pic.twitter.com/NvY7RAOsTI
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) March 20, 2020
Newsom predicted Thursday that 56% of California would contract the coronavirus within the next eight weeks. So far, nearly 1,000 Californians have confirmed cases of the virus and 18 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Several cities in California had already instituted shelter-in-place orders, including the San Francisco Bay Area.
