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Parts of California to enter new Covid-19 restrictions

06/12/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Parts of California to enter new Covid-19 restrictions

Continued rise in Covid-19 cases leads to new restrictions brought in for certain regions

Regions such as Southern California and San Joaquin Valley are expected to go under new restrictions. Cases have continued to rise in California, the state announced 25,000 new infections on Saturday.

Also in the programme: President Trump holds his first rally since the US Presidential Election, and a major case in the MeToo movement in China.

Joining Celia Hatton to discuss these and other issues are Sanam Anderlini the Director of the Centre for Women, Peace and Security at the London School of Economics and the journalist and documentary-maker, Seyi Rhodes.

(PHOTO: Surfers walk out of the Pacific Ocean at sunrise, in Santa Monica, California, U.S., December 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson)

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