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January 26, 2021

California's Governor Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders Even as Many ICUs Remain Full
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In California, Governor Gavin Newsom has lifted strict stay-at-home
orders put in place in December. California's coronavirus cases are down
from a massive surge over the holidays, but the state is still reporting
over 25,000 new cases per day and many intensive care units are at or
near capacity.

Another 1,800 U.S. residents died of COVID-19 on Monday, pushing the
U.S. death toll past 421,000.

President Biden's chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday
that, under president Trump, efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus
were devastated by anti-mask and anti-social distancing rhetoric. 

Dr. Anthony Fauci: "When public health issues become politically
charged, like wearing a mask or not becomes a political statement, you
cannot imagine how destructive that is to any unified public health
message."



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