Coronavirus in California: Modoc County defies Gov. Newsom's statewide lockdown

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Friday, May 1, 2020
Modoc County defies Gov. Newsom's statewide lockdown
California's Modoc County is defying Governor Newsom's statewide lockdown and plans to reopen its schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and movie theater.

MODOC COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- California's Modoc County is defying Governor Gavin Newsom's statewide lockdown.

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The sparsely-populated county is located in California's northeast corner, bordering Oregon and Nevada.

On Friday, county officials plan to reopen schools, hair salons, churches, restaurants and its only movie theater.

Modoc County has 9,600 residents and is one of four California counties without a single confirmed novel coronavirus case.

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