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L.A. Extends Lockdown for 3 Months as Cal State Cancels In-Person Fall Classes

HeadlineMay 13, 2020

Los Angeles County’s top public health official said Tuesday stay-at-home orders will be extended for the next three months. At least 1,300 deaths in L.A. have been linked to COVID-19.

California State University’s president on Tuesday announced plans to cancel most in-person classes during the fall semester, with instruction moved online. With its 23 campuses, Cal State is the largest four-year college system in the United States.

In the Southwest, Doctors Without Borders has sent a team of medical workers to the Navajo Nation, where over 100 people have died of COVID-19. It’s the first time the humanitarian aid group has deployed inside United States territory.

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