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DEIRDRE: 6:03 A.M. THIS MORNING, THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IS HAVING A BIGGER IMPACT. MAJOR ATHLETIC EVENTS, LIKE THE ONES HOSTED HERE AT THE GOLDEN ONE CENTER, ARE BEING CHANGED BECAUSE OF IT. TEO: KCRA 3’S BRIAN HICKEY IS LIVE AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO EXPLAIN WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM IS NOW CALLING FOR. BRIAN: GOVERNOR ALONG WITH GUIDANCE FROM CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ANNOUNCING LAST NIGHT ALL NONESSENTIAL EVENTS OVER 250 PEOPLE SHOULD BE CANCELED/POSTPONED AS THE STATE WORKS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVID-19. WE ARE BEYOND TRYING TO CONTAIN THIS. IT IS NOW ABOUT TRYING TO SLOW THE SPREAD SO WE DO NOT SEE A SURGE OF PEOPLE FALLING ILL AND INUNDATING HOSPITALS. GUIDANCE ON LARGE GATHERINGS POSTPONED OR CANCELED AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF MARCH ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE. NONESSENTIAL GATHERING SHOULD BE LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 250 PEOPLE, THOSE IN THE HIGHER RISK CATEGORY, OVER 60 OR WITH SERIOUS UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES SHOULD NOT GATHERING GROUPS OF MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE. THEY DEFINE A GATHERING AS ANY EVENT OR CONVENING ON A SINGLE ROOM, SPACE, AUDITORIUM, LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM, CAFETERIA, INDOOR OR OUTDOOR SPACE. GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYING WE ALL PLAY A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN SLOWING THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS. >> ALL OF US HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY TO MEET THE MOMENT. TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR LOVED ONES. TO USE COMMON SENSE. THESE LARGE EVENTS, SEEMINGLY, IN AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE COMMUNITY SPREAD, I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. BRIAN: THEY DESCRIBE THAT PROCESS AS MAINTAINING A SPACE OF SIX FEET BETWEEN YOU AND THE NEXT PERSON. WHEN YOU GET BACK INTO AN ARENA OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THAT IS WHEN YOU GET CLOSER AND CAN TRANSMIT CORONAVIRUS. LAST NIGHT BEFORE TIP-OFF, KINGS GAME CALLED IN THE SEASON SUSPENDED. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE POINTING OUT THEY KNOW THIS COMES WITH A PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL TOLL ON PEOPLE AND THEY URGE CALIFORNIA CITIZENS TO REACH OUT, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS YOU CAN BE REIMBURSED OR HELP OUT THROUGH THIS TIME. LIVE IN SACRA