"Masks are now required in many places. In Santa Monica, California, you can now be ticketed if you're not wearing one.
The city of Chicago has joined several areas,including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, that require visitors from "hot spot" states, like California or Florida, to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
"We're going to do everything that we can to keep the public safe," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.
COVID-19 cases are surging in dozens of states across the country, bringing the total number to more than 2.79 million, and the death toll to more than 129,000.
Cases in 37 states have risen since the economy started to reopen. In Arizona, 50 phoenix firefighters tested positive, another 40 are in quarantine.
In Florida, a state that at first resisted safety measures, 10,000 new cases were recorded on Thursday alone. Now, with some Florida hospitals pushing the limits to care for patients, Miami-Dade County put in a 10 p.m. to sunrise curfew until further notice, and the county's popular beaches will be closed over the holiday weekend.
In Malibu, California, where beaches will also be closed, Mayor Karen Farrer said, "we all wish we could have the beaches open… (it's) just not the right thing to do." "
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-surge-health-experts-frustrated/
The city of Chicago has joined several areas,including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, that require visitors from "hot spot" states, like California or Florida, to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
"We're going to do everything that we can to keep the public safe," Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week.
COVID-19 cases are surging in dozens of states across the country, bringing the total number to more than 2.79 million, and the death toll to more than 129,000.
Cases in 37 states have risen since the economy started to reopen. In Arizona, 50 phoenix firefighters tested positive, another 40 are in quarantine.
In Florida, a state that at first resisted safety measures, 10,000 new cases were recorded on Thursday alone. Now, with some Florida hospitals pushing the limits to care for patients, Miami-Dade County put in a 10 p.m. to sunrise curfew until further notice, and the county's popular beaches will be closed over the holiday weekend.
In Malibu, California, where beaches will also be closed, Mayor Karen Farrer said, "we all wish we could have the beaches open… (it's) just not the right thing to do." "
etc
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-surge-health-experts-frustrated/