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Large gatherings should be canceled due to virus outbreak, California Gov. Gavin Newsom says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California Gov. Gavin Newsom joined state health officials in recommending the cancellation of gatherings of 250 or more people "at least through March," escalating the effort by his administration to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The new policy from the California Department of Public Health marks the first time the state has issued a request for all residents across California to adopt so-called "social distancing" measures and represents a new sense of urgency in the administration's approach to fighting the virus in

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