Most Californians were under orders to stay at home from Sunday night, as US officials grappled with a holiday season surge in coronavirus cases that placed new pressures on the country’s healthcare system.
The new restrictions followed orders announced by California governor Gavin Newsom that would limit travel and commerce if capacity at intensive care units fell below 15 per cent in five regions of the state. As of Saturday, the central San Joaquin Valley area and the broadly defined Southern California region, which includes Los Angeles, had breached the limit.
San Francisco and some other Bay Area counties said they would voluntarily comply with the order beginning on Sunday evening.
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