By Alan Devall and Rollo Ross
MANHATTAN BEACH, California (Reuters) – Los Angeles beaches reopened Wednesday after weeks of coronavirus closures, prompting Californians to see the sun one day after learning that orders to stay in the house could stay in effect all day # 39; summer.
New rules imposed by county health officials allow residents to return to shore as long as they wear masks when they are not in the water and remain "active" when they sail, swim or run. Sitting on the sand is always prohibited.
"I found it really good. People are paying attention, nobody is really resting on it because (Governor Gavin) Newsom is going to have a cow, because the rule is to keep moving", a said Caron Carus in Manhattan Beach, southwest of The Angels.
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The closure of California beaches by Newsom or local officials has been controversial, as claimed by the United States. United States Unprecedented crackdowns on residents and businesses in March are slowly rising to control the spread of the virus.
On Wednesday, the National Park Service announced limited access to the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone national parks, both closed due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Los Angeles County health director Barbara Ferrer said Tuesday that the rules for staying at home for some 10 million residents, including the city of Los Angeles, would likely remain in place during ; summer, although some restrictions are relaxed. .
Many state governors, concerned about the economic consequences of prolonged blockades, have said that they will carefully and gradually lift restrictions, forcing companies to maintain a physical distance from customers and to frequently clean surfaces .
GOVERNORS ASK FOR HELP
So far, the state has granted permission to 16 California counties to relax the guidelines, authorizing the return of dinners to destination restaurants and retail stores, albeit with changes in social distancing.
Tesla Inc. (WHERE reached an agreement with local authorities to resume production at its electric vehicle assembly plant in the northern California city of Fremont on Monday. CEO Elon Musk had promised to Open the factory despite himself Restrictions.
But the California state university system, the largest in the United States, canceled on-campus classes Tuesday during the fall semester and moved online education due to the coronavirus. (L4N2CV3MY)
Newsom, due to the release of a significantly revised state budget on Thursday, said the pandemic could make the annual California fire season even more difficult, citing the danger of harboring evacuated to shelters. (L1N2CV21L)
The National Association of Governors urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to set aside partisan disputes and provide urgent aid to cities and states facing possible economic ruin.
"This is not a red and blue state crisis … It does not attack the Democrats or the Republicans. It attacks the Americans," said the president of the Association. Larry Hogan of Maryland, a Republican, and Vice President Andrew Cuomo of New York. , Democrat. , he wrote in a statement, citing the colors associated with their respective parts.
WASHINGTON LAWYERS DEBATE RELIEF
The plea followed Tuesday's presentation of a more than $ 3 billion relief package against coronaviruses by Democrats in the US House of Representatives. United States The proposal would provide funds to states, businesses and families affected by a pandemic that has infected nearly 1.4 million people in the United States and killed more than 82,000 people.
Republicans in Congress want to delay new coronavirus relief until an impact assessment of nearly $ 3 billion in aid that Congress has allocated since early March.
Calling him "dead on arrival," President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Democratic proposal had no chance of becoming law.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said US response was "particularly swift and energetic" but called for additional spending to lessen the effects of blockades that shut down businesses and forced tens of millions of dollars Americans. be unemployed.
New Jersey and Iowa have announced interim measures to revive trade, while Washington, DC, has extended its order to stay at home until June 8.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected Governor Tony Evers' extension of a stay-at-home order on the side of the Republican state legislature. This decision forces him to work with the legislature on how the state should handle the epidemic.
Activists in Michigan were scheduled to demonstrate in Lansing, the state capital, Thursday against orders to stay with Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer, raising concerns that some would bring weapons back to the Capitol building.
Whitmer recently extended the order, one of the strictest in the country, until at least May 28.
Hundreds of protesters gathered on April 30 and some armed protesters, authorized in the Michigan State Chamber, went to the Senate gallery. (L4N2CV4AB)