Governor Gavin News said they are considering imposing a stay-at-home order on California counties to prevent an explosion in coronavirus cases that have threatened to rob hospitals by Christmas. | Rich Pedronselli, Pool / AP
AUCKLAND – Government Gavin News said Monday it plans to impose a stay-at-home order on California counties to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus cases that threaten to flood hospitals by Christmas.
Newsom said they may impose additional restrictions in the next few weeks. He suggested the state could target the order in areas where hospitals are at high risk of being overcrowded with Kovid-19 patients.
“We’re trying to be more specific, more surgical … and more prescriptive in terms of looking at effectiveness and what data leads us in that direction,” Newsme explained.
Background: California controls the spread of Covid-19 better than most states – ranking 39th out of 50 in per capita case rates – but News reported on Monday about the unprecedented pace of new infections.
Six more counties in the state have moved to the state’s most restricted purple level this weekend, now affecting 99 percent of residents.
California currently bans indoor dining, gym and church services in 51 of the 58 counties. If Newsom re-imposes the limit compared to spring, most outdoor business activities will be banned and people will have to stay at home except for essential services.
Los Angeles County has already placed a stay-home order this week.
Information: The seven-day average of new daily cases in California has reached 14,600 – higher than the summer surplus peak. Newsme stressed the potential strain on hospitals around the state and said additional controls may be needed to ensure adequate beds are available.
State health officials have predicted that in the absence of any additional interventions or behaviors, hospital admissions could double or triple in just one month and exceed ICU capacity. Statewide, ICU admissions could reach 112 percent of capacity by December 24.
“What we are concerned about at the moment is the ICU in particular,” said Mark Galli, secretary of the Health and Human Services Agency, calling ICU capacity a “primary trigger” for further sanctions and stay-a-home orders.
About 12 percent of all Covid-19 cases require hospitalization, and about 10 to 30 percent of those hospitals become ICU admissions.
“It is the foot of the ground in terms of the red flag that is flying. There is no yellow flag, ”News said.
On vaccines: News noted May noted that California expects to receive 327,000 vaccine doses in mid-December, with the second dose likely to follow in the next three weeks.
Because the front line is coming very soon to cover front-line health care workers at the front of the queue, the group, which is preparing guidelines on how to distribute the virus evenly, is expected to release its report for the first phase this week. Distribution.
Perspective: Newsum and Gali said they are in constant contact with health officials and expect a decision on additional sanctions in the coming days. Gali suggested that the state could limit the duration of the stage-home order based on what conditions they are seeing on the ground.
