California announces mandatory overnight stay-at-home order

San Francisco, Nov 20 : California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a mandatory overnight stay-at-home order limiting non-essential work, movement and gatherings in most areas of the state to curb the spread of Covid-19.
The order requires generally that non-essential work, movement and gatherings stop between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. in counties under the purple tier, where Covid-19 transmission rates are the highest, reports Xinhua news agency.
The order will take effect at 10 p.m. on November 21 and remain until 5 a.m. on December 21, according to the office of the governor.
“The virus is spreading at a pace we haven’t seen since the start of this pandemic and the next several days and weeks will be critical to stop the surge. We are sounding the alarm,” Governor Newsom said in a statement on Thursday.
“It is crucial that we act to decrease transmission and slow hospitalizations before the death count surges. We’ve done it before and we must do it again,” he added.
The order is designed to reduce opportunities for disease transmission.