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Gov. Gavin Newsom of CaliforniaRich Pedroncelli | APCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order on Thursday requiring people to wear a face covering in most indoor settings and outside when maintaining a physical distance from others is not feasible. "Science shows that face coverings and masks work," Newsom said in the order. "They are critical…

Kayenta Health Center staff prepare to practice with a new shield that just arrived to help protect medical workers when they intubate patients, in Kayenta, Ariz.Carolyn Kaster | APArizona, Florida, California and South Carolina all reported record-high single-day increases in coronavirus cases on Thursday as states continue to ramp up testing and the virus reaches new communities. Arizona…

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that everyone in the state will now be required to wear face masks in public. The order seeks to prevent those infected with coronavirus — but not showing symptoms — from spreading it, according to the California Department of Public Health. Specifically, Californians must wear masks in these circumstances:…

A wider reopening of California’s pummeled economy is just around the corner, but recent numbers show the worst of the state’s coronavirus outbreak may not be in the rearview mirror yet. Even as the state further relaxes stay-at-home restrictions implemented to stymie the spread of the coronavirus — much-missed personal-care industries like nail salons, massage…

A masked waiter takes orders from diners during the coronavirus pandemic. | Lynne Sladky/AP Photo OAKLAND — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he will require masks in most public settings statewide in an effort to slow the spread of Covid-19 as new cases rise by thousands daily in the state. The California Department of…