(Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) Gavin Newsom capped a gloomy weekend by issuing sweeping new guidelines in an effort to head off the spread of the coronavirus in the nation’s most populous state. The governor said there were no enforcement measures attached, yet — but those could come if people do not adhere to the guidelines. [Here’s the state’s page with links to containment guidelines for various situations.] The new measures came in the midst of a fast-moving pandemic, which has killed thousands around the globe.

Source: New York Times March 16, 2020 13:07 UTC