A California assemblyman is warning that businesses and school-aged children could suffer under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest coronavirus restrictions. “Every state is experiencing a surge, which begs the question, how do these shutdowns actually reduce cases?” Republican Assemblyman James Gallagher told Fox News on Friday.
Newsom announced new restrictions as the state suffers from a surge in coronavirus cases. If a region’s available intensive care unit capacity drops to below 15%, the rules would shut down businesses and activities there for at least three weeks.
California had a record 20,759 new cases on Dec. 2, and COVID-19-related hospitalizations rose by 33% in the past week. “If we don’t act now our hospital system will be.