Governor Newsom issues statewide order for people to stay at home amid virus outbreak

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered the state’s 40 million residents to stay at home, restricting non-essential movements to control the spread of the coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s medical system.

LA County officials announce new ‘Safer at Home’ order

Los Angeles County officials have issued a “Safer At Home'' order, calling on people to remain at home as much as possible in response to the coronavirus.

California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order

Governor Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order effective Thursday evening for all California counties as a new measure to bend the curve of those affected by the new coronavirus.  

Newsom requests Trump deploy USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to Los Angeles

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1, 2020, to help assist with the state's battle against COVID-19.

Glendora man, 34, dies from coronavirus; recently visited Disney World in Florida: Report

A Glendora man who died just days ago after testing positive for COVID-19 recently visited Walt Disney World and Universal Studios in Florida, it was reported Thursday.

Jails across California, country release inmates because of coronavirus

San Francisco jails only hold the most violent inmates, so they have one of the lowest incarceration rates in the country. That makes social distancing easier, jail officials said.

675 positive COVID-19 cases reported in California

The California Department of Public Health has released the latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. 

Clarifying remarks, California governor says virus called unlikely to prompt martial law

On Wednesday, Brian Ferguson, spokesman for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, said the governor doesn’t envision tanks and armed soldiers in the streets.

California governor's wife says she's running out of toilet paper

Her remarks were met with scorn. Several critics responded with the famous line attributed to Marie Antoinette: “Let them eat cake!”

COVID-19 patient arrives at LAX in negative pressure isolation chamber

A 65-year-old resident from Orange County is back in Southern California after being diagnosed with COVID-19 while on the island of Aruba. 

60,000 homeless could get infected with coronavirus, Gov. Newsom says

As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter. Gov. Gavin Newsom estimates up to 60,000 homeless could end up infected.

COVID-19 strikes South Bay assisted living facility; 3 test positive, 7 await results

Three people connected to an assisted living facility in Redondo Beach have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and seven others are awaiting their results, health officials said. 

Massachusetts woman allegedly lied about taking fever-reducing meds before flight to Beijing: report

A 37-year-old woman who flew from Los Angeles to Beijing last week before testing positive for coronavirus could reportedly face up to seven years in prison in China for allegedly hiding her symptoms.

California teens upset they'll likely miss prom and graduation because of shelter-in-place order

Aside from the educational challenges of learning at home, teens realize they will also be missing out on major high school milestones, memories they’ll never be able to recreate in full. 

Tesla factory could be shut under California health order

The Tesla factory that employs thousands of people could be forced to close after Alameda County on Tuesday night declared it a “nonessential business” under the county’s shelter-in-place order.