Newsom to unveil next steps of California's Covid response as state shifts focus to 'endemic phase'
CNN
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday will unveil his state's plan for the "next phase" of the Covid-19 pandemic in San Bernardino County.
The plan will "guide the state's strategic approach to managing Covid-19, with a focus on continued readiness, awareness and flexibility to adapt to the evolving pandemic," Newsom's office said in an advisory announcing the event.
Newsom's plan comes as the Omicron wave that slammed the United States early this year recedes -- and as other Democratic-led states move to relax restrictions. New York and Rhode Island dropped their mask mandates in recent days; Illinois, New Jersey and Oregon are set to do so in the coming weeks.
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