California hospitals are allowed to resume scheduled surgeries.
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls it the first significant change to the state’s stay-at-home order that has been in place for more than a month due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The change covers surgeries that are not emergencies. Newsom says examples include procedures for tumors, heart valves and chronic disease.
The change does not include purely cosmetic surgeries.
Newsom says state officials will be monitoring hospitals closely to make sure they are not overwhelmed. If there is a surge of coronavirus cases, the scheduled surgery ban could be put back in place.
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