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Watch: Gavin Newsom holds coronavirus press conference

By Sophia Bollag
FILE— In this Tuesday April 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions, during a news conference at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. On Wednesday, April 22, Newson announced hospitals can resume scheduled surgeries. It’s the first significant change to the state’s stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
FILE— In this Tuesday April 14, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions, during a news conference at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. On Wednesday, April 22, Newson announced hospitals can resume scheduled surgeries. It’s the first significant change to the state’s stay-at-home order. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) Rich Pedroncelli AP

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

Watch a recording of the livestream by clicking on the video above.

Newsom’s Friday news conference is scheduled at the same time as a protest at the Capitol, where demonstrators are already gathering with signs that criticize the governor and decry his stay-at-home order.

This story was originally published May 1, 2020 at 11:50 AM.

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