Coronavirus, in California superati i 400mila casi: ipotesi lockdown più stringente

Negli Usa, lo Stato sulla costa occidentale ha superato New York per numero di persone che hanno contratto il covid-19. Un’impennata che non è stata arginata nemmeno dalle chiusure imposte dal governatore Newsom nei giorni scorsi. LA FOTOGALLERY

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: A coronavirus warning sign is displayed on July 21, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti may soon curtail access to beaches and other activities in Los Angeles if COVID-19 continues to spread in the city, which could cause another lockdown. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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La California supera New York: è lo Stato con il numero maggiore di casi di coronavirus negli Usa. Sulla costa occidentale la curva ad inizio maggio aveva preso a scendere ma nelle ultime settimane la situazione si sta facendo preoccupante

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Vehicles make their way to a COVID-19 test site in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2020. - California on July 21 reported a total of 400,769 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, approaching the numbers of New York, the state with the most cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Nelle scorse settimane il governatore, Gavin Newsom, ha annunciato una serie di restrizioni alle attività pubbliche, che però non hanno ancora prodotto i risultati sperati

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: People surf in the water at Topanga State Beach on July 21, 2020 in Malibu, California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti may soon curtail access to beaches and other activities in Los Angeles if COVID-19 continues to spread in the city, which could cause another lockdown. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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A chiudere i battenti sono stati ristoranti e bar al chiuso, zoo, musei e scuole. In molti però hanno continuato a frequentare le spiagge e a fare sport all’aria aperta

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: A Coronavirus sign is posted at Santa Monica State Beach on July 21, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti may soon curtail access to beaches and other activities in Los Angeles if COVID-19 continues to spread in the city, which could cause another lockdown. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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In tutti i luoghi pubblici, comprese le spiagge, sono comparsi avvisi alla cittadinanza affinché mantenga le distanze di sicurezza e indossi la mascherina

COVID-19 test kits are given to drivers by a volunteer using claw tool to keep distance and dressed in personal protective equipment at a site in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2020. - California on July 21 reported a total of 400,769 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, approaching the numbers of New York, the state with the most cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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La California è stato il primo Stato negli Usa ad imporre i lockdown ai propri cittadini a partire dal 19 marzo. Restrizioni che, a seguito dei buoni risultati ottenuti, sono state allentate l'8 maggio, con le prime apertura fino a un sostanziale ritorno alla normalità

For sale masks are seen displayed on a clothesline in the front yard of a house in Los Angeles on July 20, 2020. - The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Los Angeles County were at their highest level at the weekend since the pandemic began, as 15 children were diagnosed with a rare and potentially deadly virus-related inflammatory syndrome.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on July 19, 2020 listed 2,216 people in hospital, topping the previous record of 2,193 on July 15. (Photo by Chris DELMAS / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Il 13 luglio, però, il governatore democratico dello Stato, Gavin Newsom, è stato costretto ad imporre nuove chiusure

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Intanto da qualche tempo sono stati di nuovo allestiti i presidi mobili per consentire ai cittadini californiani di sottoporsi al tampone direttamente a bordo delle proprie macchine

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: A row of umbrellas is situated at Santa Monica State Beach on July 21, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti may soon curtail access to beaches and other activities in Los Angeles if COVID-19 continues to spread in the city, which could cause another lockdown. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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Secondo i dati della John Hopkins University, New York mantiene il triste primato dei morti legati al coronavirus, con 32.500 decessi, seguito dal New Jersey con 15.700

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A traffic officer directs vehicles at a COVID-19 test site in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2020. - California on July 21 reported a total of 400,769 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, approaching the numbers of New York, the state with the most cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Al momento, dopo la California (409mila casi) e lo Stato di New York, quello con il maggior numero di contagiati è la Florida con 370mila

A long line of vehicles is seen waiting to enter a COVID-19 test site in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2020. - California on July 21 reported a total of 400,769 COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, approaching the numbers of New York, the state with the most cases. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

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Se la California fosse uno Stato indipendente, sarebbe quinta al mondo dopo Usa, Brasile, India e Russia

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: Novice surfers instruct on the sand at Santa Monica State Beach on July 21, 2020 in Santa Monica, California. Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti may soon curtail access to beaches and other activities in Los Angeles if COVID-19 continues to spread in the city, which could cause another lockdown. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)

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Intanto il presidente Donald Trump ha ceduto alle pressioni degli alleati repubblicani e il 21 luglio ha invitato per la prima volta gli americani a indossare la mascherina quando non è possibile rispettare il distanziamento sociale

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 21: Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers walks out of the dugout during a preseason game against the Los Angeles Angels amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at Dodger Stadium on July 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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Nella foto il manager dei Los Angeles Dodgers, Dave Roberts, che indossa la mascherina durante una partita contro i Los Angeles Angels

A laboratory worker gives directions to customers at the Certus Lab's COVID-19 drive-in test centre at the parking lot of the Caliente multipurpose complex in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on July 21, 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. - As Mexico's public health COVID-19 testing rate is one of the lowest worldwide, private laboratories running certified testing have become an option for people that can afford it. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La paura del contagio californiano ha fatto alzare il livello di guardia anche nel vicino Messico

A laboratory worker takes a sample of a person at the Certus Lab's COVID-19 drive-thru test centre at the parking lot of the Caliente multipurpose complex in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on July 21, 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. - As Mexico's public health COVID-19 testing rate is one of the lowest worldwide, private laboratories running certified testing have become an option for people that can afford it. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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A Tijuana, nello stato della Baja California, le persone che manifestano sintomi riconducibili al Covid-19 si stanno sottoponendo al test del tampone

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A laboratory worker wipes her face shield after taking a sample from a customer at the Certus Lab's COVID-19 drive-thru test centre at the parking lot of the Caliente multipurpose complex in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, on July 21, 2020 amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. - As Mexico's public health COVID-19 testing rate is one of the lowest worldwide, private laboratories running certified testing have become an option for people that can afford it. (Photo by Guillermo ARIAS / AFP) (Photo by GUILLERMO ARIAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Per rendere l’idea della pericolosità del nuovo focolaio californiano, basti pensare che lo Stato di New York ha una media di 700 nuovi casi al giorno, la California 8.300

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