California on Monday of this week recorded by far the highest number of Covid-19 deaths it has seen over the course of the pandemic. But the shocking loss of 764 lives may not have been the biggest virus-related news in the state. Nor was the generally better news on Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations.
On Friday, the Associated Press published a bombshell story alleging that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration had been keeping secret the data calculations by which it has justified one of the country’s longest and most stringent lockdowns.
Newsom announced a regional approach to shutdowns as cases spiked after Thanksgiving. It divided the state into five regions and mandated shutdowns if a region’s ICU capacity fell below 15%. Most of the state was quickly judged to be below that threshold.
But that threshold was not as clear as it seemed. Newsom has long said there would be an...
On Friday, the Associated Press published a bombshell story alleging that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration had been keeping secret the data calculations by which it has justified one of the country’s longest and most stringent lockdowns.
Newsom announced a regional approach to shutdowns as cases spiked after Thanksgiving. It divided the state into five regions and mandated shutdowns if a region’s ICU capacity fell below 15%. Most of the state was quickly judged to be below that threshold.
But that threshold was not as clear as it seemed. Newsom has long said there would be an...
- 1/22/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
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