(NPR) California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'

California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'








Clinicians care for COVID-19 patients in a makeshift ICU at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center last Thursday in Torrance, Calif. California is lifting regional stay-at-home orders, but county and local authorities can keep other restrictions in place.



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California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'






State health officials are breathing a sigh of relief. But they are also cautious: More than 40 million Californians live in counties where COVID-19 risk is deemed "widespread."