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Socially distanced bikers and walkers, against a backdrop of the Queen Mary, make their way along pedestrian and beach bike path on the first day that Long Beach reopened the path on Monday May 11, 2020. The city of Long Beach eased a few of its public health restrictions, allowing under certain guidelines the reopening of pedestrian and beach bike paths, tennis centers and courts. Beach bathrooms are also reopening, but the parking lots and beaches still remain closed.   (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
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Traffic remains light on the southbound 110 Freeway headed toward downtown Los Angeles on April 28.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Dominique Barrett, center, known as “King Vader†to his 2.4 million TikTok followers, prepares to shoot a video on April 30 in Glendora.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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Cody Purcell of Redondo Beach rides a wave, glowing from the bioluminescence, in Hermosa Beach, CA, after midnight Friday morning, May 8.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)
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Friends play spikeball, a game perfect for social distancing on an open but restricted San Buenaventura State Beach.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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The majority of golfers are wearing masks while hitting balls on the driving range at Van Buren Executive Golf Course in Riverside.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Beaches including Harbor Cove Beach were open but beachgoers were not supposed to be sitting on the sand.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Tango instructor Yelizaveta Nersesova leads a Zoom tango event from her Los Angeles home April 27 that brought together hundreds of dancers from around the world.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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Grocery store workers, joined by United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 770 representatives and community members, hold a rally in support of strict social distancing on May 1 at a Ralphs store in Hollywood where 19 employees have tested positive for COVID-19.  (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
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Mostly masked commuters keep their distance from one another on a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles on April 29.  (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)
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Gregory Kuhl, 69, heads home after a shopping trip in Hollywood on April 28. Big cracks in the street, cars parked in driveways blocking sidewalks and uneven pavement levels make navigating his route difficult.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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Tenants and their supporters from across Los Angeles gather at city hall to call on L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, the L.A. City Council and California Gov. Gavin Newsom to cancel rent and mortgage payments during the COVID-19 crisis.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Aerial view of over 100 vehicles lined up at the West Valley COVID-19 testing center at Warner Center in Woodland Hills.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Senior Mason Wise, left, helps his sister, Mackenzie, a sophomore, clean out her PE locker at El Camino Real Charter High School in Woodland Hills. School officials were allowing no more than five students at a time on campus to take home their belongings.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Shuttered storefront businesses in the garment district of Los Angeles. California’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed since the statewide coronavirus shutdown took effect.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Healthcare workers celebrate as Claudia Martinez is discharged from the ICU after she recovered from COVID-19 at Scripps Mercy Hospital in Chula Vista.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
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Carson residents Kaeli Burks, 3, left, and her cousin Bailey Watson, 5, look out the window of their car after their mothers helped them with self-testing at a new drive-up testing site for COVID-19 in Carson. Free COVID-19 testing is available to all city residents thanks to a partnership between the city and US Health Fairs.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Norm and Tracy Kahn enjoy eating dinner outside on a small cafe table sitting in blue chairs on their side yard during the coronavirus pandemic on April 27 in Riverside. “During this pandemic, eating outside offers us an opportunity to change surrounding and appreciate the calmness of being outdoors among trees, scents from nature and the sounds of birds,†she said. Also adding, “Mixing up where we eat puts variety into our days and takes away the sameness of feeling trapped at home.†  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center nurses carry supplies outside the hospital.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Tom Sean Foley pauses on a walk with his kids, Cathelen Claire, “C.C.,†3, and Timothy Joseph, 4, to take a photo in front of the “Love Wall,†mural by artist Curtis Kulig, outside of Smashbox Studios in Culver City.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Protesters stand along Mission Blvd. in Pacific Beach during A Day of Liberty rally on April 26. The protesters were against the government shutdown due to the coronavirus.  (K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune)
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People make orders at a food truck along Shoreline Avenue in Long Beach.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Medical staff, wearing protective gear, work inside a COVID-19 isolation area inside the emergency department at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, where patients with the virus are being treated.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Neighbors practice social distancing while enjoying the nice weather near The Strand in Hermosa Beach.  (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)
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Counter-protesters attend a protest to call on state and local officials to reopen the economy in downtown Los Angeles.  (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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A group of protesters cheer on cars during a vehicle caravan protest to call on state and local officials to reopen the economy in downtown Los Angeles.  (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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Cedar Mountain Post Acute Rehabilitation staff member Navi Cavaltera waters a flower pot put up by the community to show their support for the nursing staff of the facility in Yucaipa. Eighteen of 20 coronavirus-related deaths in Yucaipa were residents of the skilled nursing facility.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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A pedestrian wearing a protective mask passes a mural on a store on Melrose Avenue in the Fairfax district of Los Angeles.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Jonte Florence, a freestyle dancer, does a handstand on a mostly empty Hollywood Walk of Fame. Florence said he normally performs for hundreds of tourists along the busy street.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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The Tyrannosaurus rex overlooking the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue wears a protective mask while practicing social distancing.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Businesses are shuttered and pedestrians are few and far between on Hollywood Boulevard.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Daniel Rogerson wears a vintage military gas mask while riding a bike along the beach path in Santa Monica, which is closed to enforce social distancing because of the coronavirus pandemic.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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A face mask seller in colorful dress appears to be part of a mural behind a bus stop on Soto Street in Los Angeles.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Life around Cesar E. Chavez Boulevard and Soto Street has slowed down as California officials extended stay-at-home orders into May and residents entered Easter weekend with unprecedented limits on their movements.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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UC Irvine Medical Center health care workers return their gratitude as about 25 Orange County first responder vehicles participate in a drive-by parade of gratitude as they battle COVID-19 at the hospital.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Billy Budd, 55, of Hollywood, walks along Hollywood Boulevard with a protective face covering. Budd is a scenic artist for movies and television who is currently out of work due to the coronavirus outbreak.   (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Stuart Reyes and his sister, Stephanie, sell masks for $5 each on the 3000 block of West Century Boulevard in Inglewood. Stuart Reyes said he is selling masks to support his mother.   (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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A jogger runs on a closed trail past dozens of pieces of caution tape, torn off by hikers and mountain bikers at El Escorpion Canyon Park in West Hills.   (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Alex Herron and nurse Mercy Pineda at a blood drive sponsored by USC athletics and the American Red Cross at USC’s Galen Center.   (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles City Hall displays blue lights to show support for healthcare workers and first responders.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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After being indoors for several days because of rainy weather and coronavirus stay-at-home orders, Olivia Jacobs, 4, and her mom, Cia Jacobs, enjoy a warm and sunny afternoon making chalk drawings on the sidewalk in front of their home in West Hills.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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An Oceanview Plaza security guard sports a whimsical mask while on patrol.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Jacob De Wilde, left, and Lesli Lytle load a car with food during a food distribution organized to mark Good Friday.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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As a late season storm continues to make its way across the Southland, a young basketball player dribbles along an alley through an Elysian Park neighborhood in Los Angeles.  (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)
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People are silhouetted in a window of an apartment building in Hollywood, where a stay-at-home order remains in effect to help curb the spread of the coronavirus.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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The Wilshire Grand Center display blue lights and a heart to show support for healthcare workers and first responders.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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Women wear masks as they stroll along Highland Avenue in Hollywood. Wearing masks while outdoors is mandatory in the city of Los Angeles.   (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Patients are removed from Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center after 39 tested positive for the coronavirus and nursing staff was not showing up to work.  (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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A specimen is turned in at the new mobile testing site for people with symptoms of the coronavirus at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles.  (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)
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Hippie Kitchen in Los Angeles hands out food, water and toiletries to homeless people and residents of skid row. Additionally, masks were offered to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.  (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Nurses pose for a fun photo during a break in drive-through public testing for the coronavirus at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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A woman shows a notice from her doctor that allows her to obtain a test for coronavirus at a new drive-up testing site in a parking lot at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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A person who wishes to remain anonymous strikes from her car to support McDonald’s employees who are demanding the company cover healthcare costs of any worker or immediate family member who gets sick from COVID-19 in Los Angeles.  (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
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Cassidy Roosen, with Beach Cities Health District, holds up a sign that says, “We’re All in This Together,†while waiting to direct cars at a drive-through, appointment-only coronavirus testing location at the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Grace Carter, 15, of Riverside, practices a dance routine at home after dance classes and school were canceled. She has to use the Zoom app on her iPhone to practice with her dance group. “It’s hard,†she said. “My bedroom is a smaller space. I miss all my friends at the studio.† (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
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A man works from his home in Long Beach.  (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)
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A San Bernardino County healthcare worker takes a sample at a coronavirus drive-through testing site at the county fairgrounds in Victorville.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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A Metro general service employee disinfects a bench in Boyle Heights.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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A runner jogs past the Pottery Barn in Pasadena. Some businesses in the area have boarded up their stores.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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Raquel Lezama and daughter Monica Ramos collect meals for their family at Manual Arts High School. Lezama was laid off from her $17.76-an-hour job at a Beverly Hills hotel.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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The Iron City Tavern in San Pedro tries an incentive to lure takeout customers.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
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Healthcare workers gather outside UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center to call for further action from the federal government in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
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Kristen Edgerle, of Victorville, collects information from a blood donor before drawing blood at The Richard Nixon Presidential Library blood drive during the coronavirus pandemic in Yorba Linda.  (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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Shauna Jin, of Los Angeles, with her dog, Bodhi, practices social distancing with John Kiss, of Los Angeles, at the entrance of Runyon Canyon Park in Los Angeles.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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A lending library had some additional useful items, including a roll of toilet paper and cans of beans and corn, in a Hermosa Beach neighborhood.  (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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Protesters drive by the Getty House, the home of L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, in Hancock Park. Tenant advocates are demanding a total moratorium on evictions during the coronavirus crisis.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Venice residents Emily Berry and Gavin Kelley take a break at Venice Beach. Berry, a cocktail waitress at Enterprise Fish Co., lost her job due to the coronavirus outbreak. Kelley, a manager at a performing arts school with a focus on music, said that he still has a job and that classes at the school will resume online this coming Monday.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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The JW Marriott at L.A. Live is sharing a message of hope with red lights in 34 windows, creating a 19-story display on the hotel’s north side.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)
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Juan Diaz Jr., a lifelong Dodgers fan, prays that the season will start by May in front of Dodger Stadium on what would have been opening day.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Hayley, CEO and founder of Love My Neighbor Foundation, right, dances with Crystal Armster, 51, while she and her colleagues continue to feed the homeless on skid row amid the pandemic.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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A masked passenger on a Metro bus in downtown Los Angeles.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Dede Oneal waits for a coronavirus test at the Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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A man in a mask passes a closed restaurant along Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles.   (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Artist Corie Mattie paints a mural on the side of a pop-up store as a man takes a picture in West Hollywood.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Medical assistant Zoila Villalta works with Rosie Boston, 32, of Glendale, who is donating blood for her first time at L.A. Care Health Plan downtown.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)
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A couple wait for a bus outside the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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With all Los Angeles schools closed until further notice, LAUSD buses sit idle in Gardena.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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A lone traveler makes his way to catch a flight in Tom Bradley International Terminal.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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Denise Young looks on as her daughter, Allison, 9, a fourth-grader at EARThS (Environmental Academy of Research Technology and Earth Sciences) Magnet School in Newbury Park, receives a Chromebook.  (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
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Hollywood Boulevard is devoid of the usual crowds.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Michael Ray, 11, plays before a movie at the Paramount Drive-In.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
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Isabella Leader, 15, counts how many flags have been left for World War II veteran Lt. Col. Sam Sachs who was celebrating his 105th birthday at the Mom & Dad’s House, an assisted living facility, in Lakewood. Lt. Col. Sachs appealed to the public for birthday cards after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of a big celebration and wound up receiving thousands, including a letter and photo from President Trump.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
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As coronavirus cases rise in the U.S., experts are looking to the West Coast for signs that social distancing is making a difference.

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Holding Out a Distant Hope

With all eyes on the sharply rising curves showing the dramatic growth in coronavirus cases in the U.S., experts are looking to California and Washington for signs that social distancing is making a difference.

For both states, the coronavirus triggers came early — and pushed them to take measures earlier than the rest of the country.

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To be sure, the epidemic could get dramatically worse on the West Coast.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 had doubled since Friday, while the number in intensive care units had nearly tripled. A San Francisco nursing home with more than 700 beds is contending with an outbreak that has infected two patients and nine staff members. There are signs of the contagion at 11 Los Angeles County nursing homes too.

Meanwhile, a study has found that social distancing is reducing transmission of the coronavirus in the Seattle area, but not enough to contain it.

Given how the virus and the disease it causes work, it can take weeks for the effects of stay-at-home orders to become evident — and they must be sustained. A lack of widespread testing continues to hurt efforts to slow the coronavirus’ spread. And there are a number of things that can still go wrong for California and beyond, including people flouting the order to stay at home as much as possible and keep at least 6 feet away from others.

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Mixed Messages

More than three years into President Trump‘s term, it’s a familiar story: It can be difficult to know what the White House will do.

With the coronavirus pandemic unfolding, Trump has stood in front of TV cameras as much as any president in history the last two weeks, holding forth with meandering, frequently testy, near-daily news briefings that often go 90 minutes or longer.

The mixed messages from a mercurial president have left state and local leaders, as well as corporate chief executives and others, unsure what medical supplies and other support the federal government will provide as they attempt to survive the double-barreled public health crisis and economic shutdown.

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The Digital Divide

Forced into distance learning by the coronavirus, the L.A. Unified School District is having trouble making the switch. The district says 15,000 high school students are absent online and have failed to do any schoolwork, and more than 40,000 have not been in daily contact with their teachers since March 16.

Supt. Austin Beutner says many families with students in the district are not connected to the internet, and he hopes that more take advantage of free computers provided by L.A. Unified and free internet through community hot spots.

Construction Workers’ Dilemma

SoFi Stadium, the $5-billion future home of the NFL’s Rams and Chargers, is scheduled to open in late July with a Taylor Swift concert. Not even the coronavirus outbreak is stopping construction.

Over the weekend, an unidentified worker tested positive for COVID-19 and another on Monday was said to be “presumed positive.†But an estimated 3,000 people — carpenters, crane operators, electricians, iron workers, painters and tile layers — remain on the job. Some of them, though thankful for the opportunity while unemployment skyrockets, worry that the project could expose them and their families to the virus. They’re far from alone.

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More Top Coronavirus Headlines

— Gov. Newsom has issued an urgent call for healthcare workers to join the state in caring for an expected surge of COVID-19 patients. Newsom said he believes the state can add 37,000 healthcare workers by asking recently retired providers, those in the process of getting a medical license and students to apply to the newly created California Health Corps.

— Health officers in six counties of the San Francisco Bay Area will soon extend the shelter-in-place order until at least May 1. Those counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara — were the first in California to issue sweeping restrictions on social movements.

— L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti announced that landlords would not be allowed to increase the rent for hundreds of thousands of apartments in the city. He also said all farmers markets have been temporarily suspended; any market wishing to reopen will need to submit a physical distancing plan.

— Testing is expanding, so why is it taking so long to get coronavirus test results? Hospitals, doctors and governments across the country were all sending tests to the same Southern California lab as testing companies struggle to scale up.

— As she lay dying of the coronavirus, her family said goodbye through a window. New hospital policies prevent people from saying goodbye to their loved ones in person.

Plus, here are some tips on getting through the days ahead. For more, sign up for Coronavirus Today, a special edition of The Times’ Health and Science newsletter that will help you understand more about COVID-19. As with all our newsletters, it’s free:

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— FAQ: Your top questions answered.

— How to care for someone with COVID-19.

— Lose your job over the coronavirus? Here’s how to avoid eviction if you can’t pay rent.

— For newbie chefs, this is the easiest way to stir-fry vegetables.

Fueling Discord

Even amid a public health and economic crisis, the Trump administration plans to release rules on fuel efficiency for new cars and trucks as soon as today that would, according to the administration’s own experts, lead to dirtier air and potentially cost the auto industry tens of thousands of jobs.

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The proposal would be among the biggest steps the administration has taken to reverse an existing environmental policy and is a move that has pitted California’s government against the Trump administration. Even many automakers have come out against the new rules.

So who is in favor of them? The oil and gas industries have praised the plan, which is expected to lead to higher gas consumption, as have groups that downplay or deny climate change.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

On this day in 1927, Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma, Ariz. His family became migrant laborers when their finances were destroyed in the Great Depression, according to The Times. His experiences would mold him into the civil rights and labor leader he became later in life. The son of a farmer, he helped organize the United Farm Workers union and famously staged a massive grape boycott in the late 1960s, among other actions to demand better conditions for farm workers. He died in April 1993 at age 66.

March 31 is celebrated as Cesar Chavez Day in California, Colorado, Texas and Washington, plus other cities, counties and towns throughout the West.

Feb. 2, 1979: Cesar Chavez speaks to members of the United Farm Workers during a rally in the Imperial Valley. During the bitter UFW strike against lettuce growers, one striker, Rufino Contreras, was killed.
(Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times)

CALIFORNIA

— L.A.’s homeless worry about the coronavirus. But with gyms and community centers closed, they’re also worried about finding their next shower or sink to wash their hands.

— Amid shades of the Great Recession, California’s day laborers are struggling to find work during coronavirus pandemic.

— California pot dispensaries are open during the coronavirus crisis. Some want them closed.

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— For decades, the replica ship Pilgrim was a Southern California field trip destination. It sank over the weekend in Orange County’s Dana Point Harbor.

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NATION-WORLD

— Doctors in India are being infected, trolled and evicted as they battle COVID-19 on the front lines of the pandemic.

— Wuhan, China, is slowly returning to normal as restrictions lift, stores open and public transit resumes.

— Hungary’s parliament approved a bill giving Prime Minister Viktor Orban‘s government extraordinary powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and setting no end date for them.

— Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is being chided for shaking hands with the 92-year-old mother of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo†Guzman during the coronavirus outbreak.

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— Dozens of cities across the nation are considering legislation to decriminalize peyote and an array of mind-bending plants. Why are some Native Americans fighting those efforts?

HOLLYWOOD AND THE ARTS

— TV pilots, which typically inject an estimated $500 million in annual spending into the entertainment economy, are in limbo because of the coronavirus. Some industry veterans say pilot season may never be the same.

— The noir novel came out of the Depression era. Is the coronavirus era poised for new crime stories? The jury is still out.

— Some production companies have switched from building tents, used for staging and facilities for music festivals such as Coachella, to building triage facilities.

— Singer-songwriter John Prine still hospitalized with COVID-19 but is now stable, his wife says.

— Disney’s Bob Iger will forgo his salary starting in April as the company deals with the financial impact of the coronavirus crisis. His annual base salary was $3 million during the company’s most recent fiscal year, while his total compensation was $47.5 million.

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BUSINESS

— A long-awaited sale of 51 acres of prime waterfront real estate in Redondo Beach has been finalized. And it means a coastal gas plant will shut down by 2023, as fossil fuels dry up in California.

— More people than ever are ordering food to go. That means better business for delivery drivers and couriers, right? Not quite. Instacart workers went on strike over safety concerns.

— Macy’s will furlough a majority of its 125,000 workers, cutting staff to an “absolute minimum workforce†as its stores sit empty.

SPORTS

— The Tokyo Olympics have a new date: July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, almost exactly a year after the Games were scheduled to be held this year.

— The towel that Lakers legend Kobe Bryant wore over his shoulders after playing in the final game of his NBA career sold for more than $33,000 at auction.

OPINION

— Conducting a census during the coronavirus crisis won’t be easy, but we have to get it right, The Times’ editorial board writes.

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— Migrant children shouldn’t be detained, but especially not during a pandemic.

WHAT OUR EDITORS ARE READING

— Why was Mike Lindell, the MyPillow founder, at Monday’s White House coronavirus briefing? Besides touting his company to make cotton face masks, he has told associates that Trump would like him to run for governor of Minnesota in 2022. (Politico)

— Dystopian dramas such as “Westworld†and “The Handmaid’s Tale†were created to explore humanity’s darkest what ifs. What happens when the nightmare becomes real? (New York Times)

— Do you feel guilty if you see people on social media being uber-productive? This professor who’s worked under war conditions says you should ignore that, tune into your feelings and build a sense of security first. (The Chronicle of Higher Education)

ONLY IN L.A.

For some people faced with staying at home amid the pandemic, a glass of wine might be the perfect way to take some of edge off. But under the current stay-at-home restrictions, customers can no longer enter wine shops. What to do? As restaurant critic Bill Addison found out, wine store owners are working out how to best bring their shops to the people. Tilda, a wine bar and shop in Echo Park, features a contactless buying experience behind glass.

Comments or ideas? Email us at [email protected].

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