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Gov. Newsom calls for isolation of seniors, closures of bars due to COVID-19 concerns Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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CONTEMPORARY NUMBERS. A MAKE THAT POINT AS A POINT OF CONSIDERATION AND SEGUE TO THE SUBSEQUENT ANNOUNCEMENT. AS WE MANAGE THIS DISEASE AND THE DYNAMIC NATURE OF THIS MOMENT, WE NEED TO ANTICIPATE SPREAD, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO PRIORITIZE OUR FOCUS. THE PURPOSE OF TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO FOCUS ON SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE. PROTECT OUR SENIORS. IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WE ESTIMATE WE HAVE 5.3 MILLION CALIFORNIANS THAT ARE 65 YEARS OR OLDER. OF THOSE FIVE POINT 3,000,065 YEARS AND OLDER, WE ARE PRIORITIZING YOUR SAFETY WEEK IS A VERY UNIQUE VULNERABILITIES TO THIS VIRUS. WE ALSO ARE PRIORITIZING THOSE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND PRIORITIZING OUR HOMELESS. IT IS IN THOSE THREE AREAS THAT I WANT TO ADVANCE SOME NEW CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC AND NEW DIRECTION FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ARE CALLING FOR THE HOME ISOLATION OF ALL SENIORS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ARE CALLING FOR THE HOME ISOLATION OF ALL OF THOSE 65 YEARS AND OLDER AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS. WE ARE DOING SO WITH OUR EYES WIDE OPEN, WITH THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT THAT MEANS AND THE NEED TO PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO SUPPORT OUR SENIORS IN NEED OF MEDICAL SELECT -- SUPPLIES AND MEALS AND A LEG. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 13 TASKFORCES THAT’LL WORKING ON ISSUES FROM LOGISTICS TO THINGS AS BASIC AS FOOD AND WATER AND WATER SUPPLIES TO MORE COMPLEX ISSUES RELATED TO WORKFORCE AND THE LIKE. WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS FOR HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE AND HOLISTIC LENS. MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS IT IS ANXIETY INDUCING. WE RECOGNIZE WHAT IT BEARS OUT AND THAT WE NEED TO MEET THIS MOMENT HEAD-ON AND LEAN IN. ISOLATION OURSELVES, BUT LEAN IN AND ON THIS MOMENT AND TAKE ACTIONS WE THINK ARE COMMENCED WITH THE NEED TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE CALIFORNIANS. NUMBER TWO, WE ARE DIRECTING THAT ALL BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, WINERIES, BREWPUBS AND ALIKE BE CLOSED IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A NONESSENTIAL FUNCTION IN OUR STATE AND WE BELIEVE THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. FOR RESTAURANTS WE HAVE MORE NUANCED CONCERNS AND CONSIDERATIONS. SOME HAVE SUGGESTED TO SHUT DOWN ALL RESTAURANTS, BUT WE DON’T BELIEVE IT IS NECESSARY AT THIS MOMENT. CONSIDERATION IS TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE PATRONS WITHIN THESE ESTABLISHMENTS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE WE ARE DIRECTING THAT WE REDUCE THE CURRENT OCCUPANCY WITHIN THESE ESTABLISHMENTS I HALF, AND WE REQUIRE SOCIAL DISTANCING WITHIN THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS. WE PROVIDE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE SPACE AND WE COULD TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MAY LOOK LIKE, BUT IN BROAD STROKES THAT IS THE CURRENT DIRECTIVE. ALL OF OUR DIRECTIVES WE ARE SEEING SOCIALIZATION IN REAL-TIME AND STRONG AND BROAD SUPPORT. OFFICIALS UP AND DOWN THE STATE. THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. LET ME JUST BRIEFLY MAKE THAT POINT. WE ARE TAGGING A HOME ISOLATION’S WE MAY HAVE LIMITED CAPACITIES. WE WANT TO EXPAND THE POINTS OF ACCESS TO GET THOSE DELIVERIES. RESTAURANTS, PROVIDE THOSE POINTS OF ACCESS. HAVING AN ORGANIZED CONSTRUCT THAT ALLOWS DELIVERY OF HOT PREPARED A NUTRITIOUS FOOD WITHIN AN EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE. WE THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO THIS MOMENT WITH THE ADDITIONAL