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Watch: California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives coronavirus update

Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new criteria related to coronavirus hospitalizations and testing that could allow counties to open faster than the state, during a news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa on Monday May 18, 2020.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces new criteria related to coronavirus hospitalizations and testing that could allow counties to open faster than the state, during a news conference at Mustards Grill in Napa on Monday May 18, 2020. AP/Pool

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave an update on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 at noon Friday.

You can watch a recording of the press conference by clicking on the video above.

His Friday press conference comes as he and lawmakers are negotiating a budget with deep proposed cuts to schools and other services. Education advocates have been pushing for more funding. Although Newsom has not yet released specific guidelines for school reopenings, education leaders say the precautions they will have to take to reduce virus transmission will strain their budgets and exacerbate the effect of any cuts.

This story was originally published May 29, 2020 at 11:41 AM.

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