--- title: "California Shuts Down Again After Surge in New COVID Cases" description: "In the widest sweeping acknowledgment that now may not be the time to reopen the economy in the country to date, California governor Gavin Newsom ordered indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, and other entertainment centers to stop immediately, as Axios reports, in light of a new surge in COVID-19 cases. 30 counties, including […]" date: "2020-07-13" modified: "2020-07-13" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/california-shuts-down-again-surge-covid-cases" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "california" - "coronavirus" - "covid19" --- # California Shuts Down Again After Surge in New COVID Cases ![California governor Gavin Newsom ordered indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, and other entertainment centers to stop immediately.]() *\Image: Adoramassey\* It's the most sweeping acknowledgment to date that it's not yet time to reopen the United States. On Monday afternoon, California governor Gavin Newsom [ordered]() indoor operations for restaurants, wineries, movie theaters, and other entertainment centers to stop immediately, as [*Axios* reports](), in light of a new surge in COVID-19 cases. Thirty counties, including Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino, will also have to close gyms, places of worship, some offices, and personal care services, including barbershops and hair salons. "We've made this point on multiple occasions and that is we're moving back into a modification mode of our original stay-at-home order," Newsom said in [a statement](). "The data suggest not everybody is practicing common sense," he added. The Golden State [reported]() 8,358 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with a 14-day average of 7,800 new cases daily. Total tallies stand at 329,162 confirmed cases and 7,040 deaths. That makes California, alongside Florida, Arizona, and Texas, the worst-hit states in the country. The news comes after Los Angeles and San Diego [announced]() that schools will be online only this fall — despite pressure from the White House to reopen them. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos [even threatened]() to withdraw federal funds if schools didn't reopen last week, a move that received [widespread criticism](). ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()