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California shuts bars, indoor dining and most gyms, churches | The Atlanta Voice

Bars and inside restaurant dining are banned throughout California, while indoor religious services, gyms and hair and nail salons are again off-limits in most of the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday in issuing a sweeping set of closures to head off surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. The order is part of the state’s new strategy to control the spread []

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