California governor Gavin Newsom didn't mince words while addressing the failings of the federal government in its response to the U.S. coronavirus outbreak on Monday
, a hospital ship with 1,000 beds, to Los Angeles to treat non-coronavirus patients and free up city hospital beds. "That's the kind of thing we do count on the government for," he ssaid.could catch the coronavirus by May, though his state implemented shutdowns and social distancing relatively early compared to the rest of the country. "The fact that we have practiced [social distancing] at scale has bought us time.
Noah also asked the governor about an issue that has grabbed headlines in recent days: the danger that coronavirus poses to America's prison population and staffers. So far in California, 18 staff members have tested positive for the virus, while four inmates have.
As for what viewers could do now to help official coronavirus efforts, Newsom was succinct: "There's nothing more potent and powerful than the tool at hand for everyone watching, and that's practicing the physical distancing." He added, "Don't buy for a second that we can cut the parachute before we've landed."
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