California Gov. Gavin Newsom(D) is calling on the governors of states that have actually not yet released stay-at-home orders to do so now to assist stem the spread of the coronavirus
In an interview on Wednesday, CNN‘s Jake Tapper asked Newsom if he had a message for those guvs who have actually not taken such “strong measures” as California’s statewide shelter-in-place directive.
” My message is this: What are you waiting on? What more proof do you need?” Newsom said about releasing a stay-at-home order, which typically instructs homeowners to stay at home unless they’re carrying out or looking for services considered “necessary.”
” Take obligation and fulfill it head-on,” he included of the COVID-19 pandemic. “You will never regret overcompensating.”
The Golden State guv noted that there was “no greater intervention, duration, full stop, none, than physical distancing” to suppress more spread of the coronavirus, saying that such efforts can “flex the curve, can save lives.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s message to states that have not released stay-at-home orders: “What are you waiting for? pic.twitter.com/iiAoxr3O4k
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As the U.S. has ended up being the epicenter of the pandemic worldwide, more than a lots states still have not provided statewide stay-at-home orders.
President Donald Trump has actually also not required a nationwide stay-at-home order, even with 200,000- plus reported cases in the U.S. as of Wednesday– more than double the number less than a week earlier
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) lastly released such an order on Wednesday, to go into impact at midnight Thursd