U.S.
Social Distancing Shows Signs of Curbing Virus on West Coast
- California is buying time for hospitals to prepare for surge
- Still leery, Washington state sees signs of flattening curve
March 24: California Steps Up Virus Social Distancing Measures
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The U.S. West Coast is offering hopeful signs that early social distancing efforts worked, allowing officials to increase hospital capacity and slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
In California, the situation is unstable and state officials fear a sudden increase in patients. Yet distancing measures may help ease a potentially crushing burden on medical institutions, California Governor Gavin Newsom said.