Newsom: No plans to pause reopening despite rise in virus cases

AN UPDATE TODAY ON HOW THESTATE IS RESPONDING TO THATINCREASE.

FOX FORTY'S ZAVALAEXPLAINS.AS THE NUMBER AND RATE OFCORONAVIRUS CASES RISE INCALIFORNIA GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOME THURSDAY SAIDINTENSIVE CARE UNIT BEDS ARENOW AT ABOUT A 3RD OF THESTATE'S CAPACITY.

HE SAYSCALIFORNIA HAS SEEN A 19%INCREASE IN ICU PATIENTS OVERTHE LAST 2 WEEKS WHEN OURSYSTEM CANNOT ABSORB WHENTHERE'S A CAPACITYCONSIDERATION OR LIMITATION.THAT'S WHEN WE OBVIOUSLY HAVEALARM BELLS THAT ARE RAISED,BUT THE GOVERNOR SAYS THESTATE IS NOT AT THAT POINT ANDTHERE ARE NO PLANS TO PAUSEREOPENING HE SAYS THE OVERALLHEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM ISAT 8% CAPACITY WHILE THE STATEIS NOW TESTING NEARLY 100,000PEOPLE A DAY.

CALIFORNIATHURSDAY ROLLED OUT ITS CALCAT MODELING SYSTEM TO THEPUBLIC DATA CITIES ANDCOUNTIES AND THE STATE HAVEBEEN USING TO GUIDE REOPENING,IT SHOWS SHORT TERMPROJECTIONS AND CURRENTSCENARIOS FOR COVID-19 ANDAIMS TO GET ALL COUNTIES ONTHE SAME PAGE WE WANT TO POWERLOCAL LEADERSHIP TO MAKEINFORMED DECISIONS.

BUT WEALSO WANT THAT INFORMATION TOBE MADE PUBLIC.WELL THE NUMBERS SHOWCALIFORNIA IS NOT EXPERIENCINGTHE SERIOUS SPIKE LIKENEIGHBORING STATE ARIZONA.

THEGOVERNOR SAYS FOR NOW HE WON'TREQUIRE 14 DAY QUARANTINESFROM VISITORS OF THAT STATE ORANY OTHER THE MESSAGE SHOULDBE VERY CLEAR ANYONE COMING TOTHE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.IT IS SUBJECT TO THE MASKMANDATE.

AND THE GUIDELINESTHAT WE HAVE PUT FORTH BUT ATTHIS MOMENT.

WE'RE SHUTTINGDOWN OUR TO OTHER STATES NEWSOME URGING CALIFORNIANS TOREMAIN CAUTIOUS AND CAREFUL INTHIS STAGE OF COVID-19 INSACRAMENTO, ASHLEY ZAVALA FOX40 NEWS.ASHLEY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH