“The images that we saw on our few of our beaches were disturbing,” Newsom said.
After throngs of people crowded beaches last weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered beaches in Orange County to be shut down.... [+]Photo by Mindy Schauer/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty ImagesThe move is in response to photos of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach packed with visitors, which gained attention and widespread criticism on social media last weekend.
Some media reports, citing a police memo, circulated that Newsom was considering closing all beaches in the state, but the governor denied that option was ever on the table. Newsom called the beach crowds an example of “what not to do,” adding that the packed beachers could undo the weeks of progress because social distancing didn’t appear to be closely followed.According to the county health department, Orange County has 2,393Southern California, particularly Los Angeles County, remains a hotspot for the coronavirus in the state,“The images that we saw on our few of our beaches were disturbing, I was very candid about that, we’ve been very consistent about that.
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