Essential surgeries that were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak can again be rescheduled, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. "We are in position today to begin to pull back and lean in by beginning to schedule surgeries once again, not only through our hospital system but broader health-care system," Newsom said Wednesday during his daily coronavirus update. "These are surgeries that are essential," he emphasized, citing tumor and heart valve surgeries.
He noted that the decision was made in concert with the states of Washington and Oregon as well as data the state had culled from health-care sites."We will be very thoughtful and judicious about how we do that.