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Watch: Gov. Gavin Newsom provides updates on coronavirus, reopening

By Matt Kristoffersen
FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie’s restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland, Calif. Following a weekend that allowed California’s broadest reopening yet, Newsom on Monday, June 15, 2020, defended the state’s pace of easing coronavirus restrictions and said the economic harm they inflicted have negative health outcomes, too. “We have to recognize you can’t be in a permanent state where people are locked away for months and months and months and months on end,” he said, adding the state must consider the health impacts of seeing “lives and livelihoods completely destroyed. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool, File)
FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wears a protective mask on his face while speaking to reporters at Miss Ollie’s restaurant during the coronavirus outbreak in Oakland, Calif. Following a weekend that allowed California’s broadest reopening yet, Newsom on Monday, June 15, 2020, defended the state’s pace of easing coronavirus restrictions and said the economic harm they inflicted have negative health outcomes, too. “We have to recognize you can’t be in a permanent state where people are locked away for months and months and months and months on end,” he said, adding the state must consider the health impacts of seeing “lives and livelihoods completely destroyed. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, Pool, File) Jeff Chiu AP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s held a press briefing Friday at noon, giving updates on the state’s response to the coronavirus.. Click on the video below to watch a recording of the livestream.

Newsom’s regular remarks come as California records another uptick in coronavirus cases across the state. At Thursday’s briefing, Newsom said a mask requirement for students is still being discussed.

So far, according to data from the California Department of Public Health, more than 200,000 coronavirus cases have been reported since the pandemic began. More than 5,800 people have died.

Newsom also told reporters Thursday that requiring out-of-state visitors to quarantine to protect from further outbreaks isn’t necessary. Still, he said, “I think the message should be very clear. Anyone coming to the state of California is subject to the mask mandate and the guidelines we have put forth.”

This story was originally published June 26, 2020 at 11:44 AM.

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