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The US state of California today imposed rules in much of its territory, according to which businesses must close and people must stay at home, after yesterday registering a record 30,000 new cases of coronavirus, Reuters reported, cited by BTA .
These are some of the strictest restrictions imposed in the United States due to the pandemic.
The measures adopted by California apply to areas where less than 15 percent of hospital beds in intensive care units are free. The restrictions affect more than 23 million people in the southern part of the state.
Additionally, five counties in Northern California around the San Francisco Bay Area voluntarily imposed the measures even before the specified threshold for intensive care beds was reached.
In California, a stay-at-home order has been in effect since March, except for major activities. The new order, which will last at least three weeks, prohibits private gatherings regardless of the number of participants, closes down all important infrastructure, and introduces a requirement that everyone wear a mask and maintain a physical distance.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has threatened to cut funding for local authorities who refuse to comply with his order.
However, Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside county sheriffs said they would not enforce the order, encouraging non-essential businesses to stay open.
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