The nation’s most populous state is ordering its nearly 40 million residents to stay home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order marks <a href=”https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/19/world/everyday-heroes-help-during-coronavirus-crisis-cnnheroes/index.html” target=”_blank”>the first statewide mandatory restrictions</a> issued in the United States to help combat the outbreak. It goes into effect Thursday