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Dr. Ghaly urgers residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines

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Dr. Ghaly urgers residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines
Dr. Ghaly urgers residents to adhere to social distancing guidelines

Dr. Ghaly gave updates on California's fight against COVID-19, urging Californians to adhere to social distancing guidelines.

TONIGHT-- AS CALIFORNIA HEALTHAND HUMAN SERVICESSECRETARY DR. MARK GHALYDELIVERED SOME CONCERNINGUPDATES.TODAY--- DOCTOR GHALY EXPLAINEDTHAT CALIFORNIA IS NOW SEEINGTHE IMPACTS OF LABOR DAYWEEKEND.

THAT WAS TWO AND A HALFWEEKS AGO.NOW-- DOCTOR GHALY SAYS CASESARE MOVING IN THEWRONG DIRECTION."THIS GRAPH SHOWS YOU THAT OURCASE RATE PER HUNDRED THOUSAND--FROM A NUMBER OF LOCATIONSACROSS THE STATE-- IS STARTINGTO SEE ASLIGHT INCREASE.

IF YOU LOOK ATTHE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRAPHYOU'LL SEE AROUNDAUGUST 23RD WE WERE PRETTY HIGHWITH OUR CASE ATE BUT WERESTARTINGTO COME DOWN.

BUT NOW IF YOULOOK ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OFTHE GRAPH YOU'LLSEE THAT ALL OF THE LINES AREFLAT AT BEST AND SOME ARESTARTING TO TRENDUPWARDS."DR. GHALY ALSO SAID TESTINGNUMBERS AROUND THE STATE HAVEBEEN IMPACTED IN RECENT WEEKS.HE SAYS MANY TESTING SITES WEREFORCED TO CLOSE BECAUSEOF SMOKE FROM FIRES BURNINGACROSS THE STATE.THAT MEANS NOT AS MANY PEOPLEGOT TESTED.GHALY URGED PEOPLE NOT TONEGLECT SOCIAL DISTANCINGPRACTICES.YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF CONTACTTRACING TO

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