Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds daily coronavirus press conference

California Gov. Gavin Newsom held his daily press conference about the state’s response to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 at noon Thursday.

You can watch a replay of the livestream by clicking on the video above:

Earlier this week, Newsom chastised those who flocked to Southern California beaches over the weekend, apparently violating social distancing rules that people maintain six feet of space between themselves and others from different households.

“Those images are an example of what not to see, what not to do,” if we want stay-at-home orders to loosen, Newsom said, referencing photographs of the crowded beaches.

Newsom said anonymized cell phone tracking data the state is compiling and analyzing using artificial intelligence supports what’s shown anecdotally in the photos: Although most people are following stay-at-home orders, many are still traveling around.

If people continue to stay at home and hospitalization rates remain stable, rules will be loosened in a matter of weeks, Newsom says.

”The only thing that can stop that is more images like we saw over the weekend,” he said.

This story was originally published April 30, 2020 at 11:46 AM.