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California has died in front of The Curve

After a resident of California of the coronavirus at the 4. In March , Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency. It was The First Covid-19 deaths in the United States outside of Washington state.

More Than 24,424 People tested positive for the Corona Virus in California and 821 People died. But the losses, while tragic, are a fraction of what the experts predicted, would meet The State 's 40 million People .

The Virus is spreading quickly in Southern California , and The State 's Central Valley - so it's not out of trouble yet.

But in view of the gloomy Forecast , the Governor's Gavin Newsom in March that up to 25 million Californians may be infected with the Corona Virus , The Situation in California has surprisingly well controlled.

officials maintain they think The Virus will peak in the middle. Others think in California its peak could be reached This Week .

The University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, said in March Forecast that More Than 6,000 People in California would die of coronavirus. This Week , The Institute revised its Forecast , projecting that California will reach its climax on 17. April - with 1,783 fatalities.

California has only been tested 212,900 People - and not all of the tests - that is, The Number of confirmed cases have been processed are likely to be significantly higher. But the death rate is much lower than many had expected.

So, why is California so much better than many predicted?

The State 's early

California traded was the First Place in the United States on the topic of shelter in place orders. Gov Newsom ordered California to shelter in place at the 19. March - Three Days before New York .

The country-wide procedure follow similar, issued on 16. March of several Bay Area counties and cities - including San Francisco .

residents were urged to stay home and only go to major shops, such as supermarkets and pharmacies, if necessary.

But it can make for A Day or two really that much of a difference? "Oh, Yes," said Dr. Neha Nanda, medical Director of the infection prevention and for the prevention of antibiotic resistance, Keck Medicine, University of Southern California .

"Even the day before, a big influence," she told The Bbc . "The morbidity, we can prevent the mortality, we will be able to prevent - it's huge. "

Because so little is known about The Virus , or how it can be treated, it makes prevention "is more important than Anything Else ," She Said . "The Most powerful tool in the tool kit of the social distancing. "

The Authorities took it seriously

At 9. March , Santa Clara county banned gatherings of More Than 1,000 People . The ban came hours after A Woman died in Santa Clara county. Soon, the limits to gatherings of 1,000 persons was to be limited to groups of 50 People .

Many were shocked about The Time , about what would do limited meetings, sports teams, and music and theatre events.

But that didn't local officials to deter - and San Francisco Mayor , London Breed , Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf announced prohibitions of meetings, several days later.

"Our first priority is the health, safety and welfare of all Oaklandern remains, as well as those who visit our city," said mayor Schaaf said at The Time .

"Although there are no known positive cases of Covid-19 in Oakland now, the displacement of large meetings will help prevent the spread of The Virus . We take these measures to prepare and protect our community, and ground our choices on facts, not Fear . "

at The Time it was unthinkable that the e-would replace Sport, Live Sports , and concerts will be staged on the Living Room Sofas and filmed on mobile phones.

"We have proactively said," Dr. Nanda, and as a result "we have not seen, that the large upward trend".

The population more spread out,

is in contrast to the densely Packed New York , where Most People rely on Public Transport , California is known for its urban sprawl and its Love Affair with The Car .

New York City is Three Times as dense as The City of Los Angeles . And although Los Angeles County has More Than 10 million People , many Angelenos more cars, as the New Yorker.

According to a UCLA study from the year 2018, less than 3% of the People in Southern California to ride Public Transport often.

the UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Timothy Brewer said, our urban sprawl can help stop The Virus spreading faster than in cities like New York or Detroit.

"We said certainly, the population density of New York City," Dr. Brewer. "The lower the density of the population, the easier it is to maintain the physical distance from each other. "

But Dr. Brewer said he thinks it was California, the aggressive social distance measures at an early stage, that the bill for most of The State 's success So Far .

California could also be more cases," had they followed a course similar to that in New York , New Jersey and some other places in the United States ," when it came to social distancing, he added.

beaches and Hiking trails are closed

The State first of all, a bumpy start got, when it came to public spaces.

on the weekend of 15 March , many Californians panic shopping for seemingly all the toilet-paper-sent -, yeast-and sourdough-bread flour in The State , and The Following weekend saw Californians flocking to The State , the beautiful beaches and Hiking trails.

the beaches were Packed. Popular Hiking trails, like Runyon Canyon in LA were full of than ever social distancing is impossible.

Finally closed, the official, beaches and Hiking trails in the entire state and urged the People to walk in their own neighborhoods.

authorities have closed down, piers, and beaches

Sometimes, The Authorities in the enforcement of The Rules - even if not consistently.

in California was laughed at on Fox News after the video, several boats came into being involved to leave in the arrest of a lone paddle-boarder in Malibu-who defied lifeguards warnings, the water. The wet weather in Los Angeles has meant snow in the mountains, and the two snowboarders were caught secretly on the slopes.

officials across The State say that they don't enforce better Rules , But they will Crack Down on scofflaws.

Some of the tickets were issued by The State . San Diego homeless advocates of the ticketing and arrest of homeless People sleeping in The Streets have objected to.

And in Los Angeles , mayor Garcetti encouraged People to tell on to "", which are not considered violations of the shelter-in-place, or to operate the business as necessary.

"you know The Old expression about snitches, in this case, snitches get rewards," said mayor Garcetti said earlier this month. "We want to Thank You for turning People and make sure We Are all safe. "

Many People criticized The Mayor snitch policy, and it is not clear how many People violations have been reported.

But California's heads of state and government have mostly applause for the early detection of The Virus under control.

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Source of news: bbc.com