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title: ""California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening announced he's…"
date: 2020-03-19
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships updated his status.
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# "California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening announced he's…

*March 19, 2020 · Facebook*

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\"California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday evening announced he\'s enacting a \"statewide order\" for its nearly 40 million residents to \"stay at home,\" a wide-reaching measure for the most populous state in the country as the coronavirus spreads.\
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The order taking effect midnight on Friday morning. The order prohibits gatherings outside and required nonessential businesses to close. T\"he measure is intended to slow the spread of the virus.
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