Gavin Newsom said Monday that his administration is considering a statewide curfew amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. A total of 41 of California's 58 counties are now classified as "purple," the tier of COVID-19 related spread requiring the strictest lockdown guidelines. PFIZER-BIONTECH VACCINE CREATOR SAYS LIFE COULD RETURN TO ‘NORMAL’ NEXT WINTER“We also are considering – full disclosure and a little bit of a preview – the notion of a curfew,” Newsom said at a press conference. Newsom said the curfew restrictions would likely impact “certain kinds of industry and business activities.”“We really want the data to bear out,” Newsom said. Residents in purple counties were advised not to gather indoors with other households.
