A closure sign is placed at the entrance of a beach front parking lot Sunday, March 29, 2020, in the Venice beach section of Los Angeles. With cases of coronavirus surging and the death toll increasing, lawmakers are pleading with cooped-up Californians to spend a second weekend at home to slow the spread of the infections. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
March 30, 2020
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March 30, 2020 10:04 p.m.
Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is recruiting thousands of retired health care workers along with medical and nursing students to help as emergency hospitals that could include sites like the Los Angeles Coliseum and other sports arenas handle an anticipated flood of coronavirus patients, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.