As Covid-19 cases continue to surge both across the Bay Area and the state, Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced the state is proposing to spend $2.7 billion on expanded efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19. On Saturday, officials in Governor Newsom's office shared a preview of the budget Newsom will unveil on Monday, noting that he'll be asking the state legislature to approve some of the funding very quickly. His goal is to add an additional $1.4 billion to this fiscal year's budget.
cases continue to surge both across the Bay Area and the state, Governor Gavin Newsom's office announced the state is proposing to spend $2.7 billion on expanded efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
With more than 10,000 Californians hospitalized on Saturday, and thousands more isolating at home with the Omicron variant,is proposing that the state legislature immediately approve funds that will aid hospitals strained by the surge in Covid-19 cases, expand testing programs, and provide greater vaccine distribution in the state's prison.
"We need to combat that misinformation, and I know it's too bad that we're in this position that we have to, but I love that he's putting money into that," said Dr. Monica Gandhi, professor of medicine and an infectious disease expert at UCSF. He's also proposing another $1.3 billion for the next fiscal year's Covid-19 response. The bulk of that--more than $7.4 million--will continue to support Covid-10 testing programs.Dr. Gandhi expects, in the next year, the United States Centers for Disease Control to recommend that only symptomatic individuals get tested for Covid-19.
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