The Governor focused on the backlog case data issue, which dominated Dr. Ghaly’s presentations at the end of last week; however, he began his presentation addressing the executive orders the President signed, which, as the Governor noted, were designed to provide some financial relief for Americans who are unemployed and those who face eviction.
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RECOSS releases a video to help COVID-19 ravaged communities; the USCCB reacts to new DACA restrictions; vacancies in the prison chaplain program; and demand equitable relief funds for Catholic Schools in this issue of Insights.
As the number of COVID-19 infections has surged in California, the virus has been especially devastating for Latinos, particularly in the Central Valley and other farming communities.
The California Conference of Catholic Bishops are calling for the safe and quick re-opening of schools following Governor Gavin Newsom’s order that all schools in counties on the COVID-19 watchlist begin the year using the distance learning model.
Today, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, Governor Newsom provided a live update on the COVID-19 pandemic from a state warehouse in West Sacramento to speak specifically about PPE and the state’s efforts to secure enough PPE to get the state safely through this first wave of COVID-19 and through the fall when experts expect a second wave of the virus to hit.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Catholic Church in California has supported and cooperated with public officials’ efforts to contain the spread of this deadly disease, including closing our schools and suspending public worship.