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California Coronavirus Updates: Sacramento Likely To Remain Under Stay-At-Home Orders
Thursday, December 31, 2020 | Sacramento, CA
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Stay-at-home orders for the Sacramento region are likely to be extended, state officials announced Thursday, as intensive care unit capacity continued to stay low.
The region fell under the state s regional stay-at-home order Dec. 10, after intensive care unit capacity dropped below the state s 15% threshold to remain open. Under the orders, businesses such as barbershops and nail salons must close, while retail stores can stay open at 20% capacity and restaurants are limited to takeout-only.
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Fauci urges calm as mutated COVID-19 strain from UK found in California
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds up a vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.Jae Hong / Associated Press
California became the second state to report a case of the mutated COVID-19 strain from the United Kingdom when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced its presence during a Facebook Live conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday afternoon.
Newsom announced the strain which U.K. scientists estimate spreads 70% more easily than the main strain in the United States has been detected in Southern California. Fauci said it s not a surprise the strain is in the state and urged residents to remain calm.
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