Newsom: California on verge of stricter COVID restrictions as ICU beds fill

All of Southern California could soon be under much tighter coronavirus restrictions, after Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Dec. 3, announced a new stay-at-home order that will go into effect in areas where local intensive care bed availability is low — as coronavirus hospitalizations continue surging statewide.
The order, once it goes into effect, will be similar to what Los Angeles County already has, but would apply to every other Southern California county as well.
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