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California governor steps up urgency of virus messaging

by Associated Press
| June 28, 2020 12:03 AM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued his sharpest warning yet on the rising coronavirus threat, announcing for the first time the state wanted a county to shut down again, pleading with residents to wear masks and reminding them that dozens of people are dying each day — 79 more reported Friday.

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