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Gavin Newsom: “The bottom line is if we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. If we don't act now, we'll continue to…”

On the recordDecember 3, 2020
The bottom line is if we don't act now, our hospital system will be overwhelmed. If we don't act now, we'll continue to see a death rate climb, more lives lost.
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Gavin Newsom
Democratic · California
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Gavin Newsom emphasizes the urgency of implementing a stay-at-home order to prevent overwhelming the hospital system amid rising COVID-19 cases.

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