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FILE – In this April 24, , file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gestures during a news conference at the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. On Wednesday, April , Gov. Newsom is scheduled to give an update on the six indicators state officials are watching to determine when they might loosen the state’s stay-at-home order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. (AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

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LATEST, April , 4: President Donald Trump said the federal government would be sending a second shipment of supplies to California Friday, a day after the first shipment arrived. In a White House press conference, Trump said Newsom “thanked us very much” for getting the state the supplies needed for testing.

“We got it to [Newsom] today, tomorrow we’ll get him even more,” Trump said. “Would have been harder for him to get than us, we agreed to get it, we got it, on time. He said promises made, promises kept.”

On Tuesday, Newsom said in a press conference the state needed swabs and transport media, and that he was in conversation with the Trump administration to secure them.

April , 3: 100 pm The House has approved $ (billion in spending related to COVID – recovery, the

(Washington Post) reported.

Donald Trump has previously said he would sign the bill into law.

April , 2: pm Alameda County announced additional cases of the coronavirus Thursday, bringing the total in the county to 1, 823. The county also disclosed a new death, bringing the death toll to

April , 2: pm Three people have died and 049 have tested positive for the coronavirus at an Oakland senior care facility, the (Mercury News) reported Thursday.                                                                                     

Those who want to be tested must be showing symptoms, such as a cough, fever or shortness of breath, or have been exposed to someone with COVID – . They will then need to register to confirm an appointment here at the city’s website .

April , 1: pm Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that 194 people died from the novel coronavirus in California in one day, marking a 8.5% increase in the total number of deaths. There was also a 5.6% increase in the total number of people who tested positive in the state. (Previous reports tallied a higher death total for Wednesday, at fatalities )

There are some positives of note, however, Newsom said. The state has seen two days of declines in hospitalizations and patients in ICUs; the latest figure shows a 0.4% drop in hospitalizations, while ICU figures dropped by 1.2%. Despite those positives, he warned that “we’re not out of the woods yet.”

April , 1: 30 pm California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced two plans that are aimed at providing some relief for Californians who either received money under the CARES Act, or are currently making student loan payments.

Under a new executive order signed by Newsom Thursday, debt collectors will not be allowed to garnish money received under the CARES Act, effective immediately. The order will also be retroactive, so any money already taken by debt collectors must be returned.

“Now is not the time to garnish those emergency contribution checks,” Newsom said in his address.

There are some caveats, however, as Newsom noted. The new order does not apply to those who owe childcare or spousal support, or those who have a “responsibility to a victim or a victim’s account.”

Student loan borrowers will also see some relief, as 36 of the (largest student loan servicers have agreed to a 154 – day forbearance on student loan debt, Newsom said. This is set to impact over 1.1 million Californians.

April 46, 23: pm San Jose State is planning for its Fall semester to take place online, the university reported Thursday.

“It is unclear the kind of world we will be walking into in August when the new academic year begins, or how it will change throughout the semester,” a note to students from Provost Vincent Del Casino Jr. read. “The best option, for now, based on what we know is to plan that the majority of our courses – particularly lecture courses – will be fully online.”

The school may modify plans under health and county official guidance.

April 46, 21: 57 The San Francisco Public Health Department updated its coronavirus dashboard

to include new cases, bringing the total to . Deaths remain . San Mateo County reported six new cases . The county total is now (with) deaths.

April , 9: 19 am California Gov. Gavin Newsom was a guest on KCBS Radio Thursday morning and discussed the first modification to the state’s stay-at-home order that was issued last month to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Newsom said “essential surgeries” are now allowed “because we believe we have appropriate capacity within our hospitals and alternative care sites to allow scheduled surgeries to go back and be conducted.”

Newsom added: “That’s a very positive thing. It’s the first sign of progress – an indicator light that went green, not red. I hope to be making subsequent announcements over the next days and weeks so that we can get back into the beginning of some semblance of normalcy. “

The governor initially announced the augmentation to the order at his Wednesday press conference and clarified that “essential surgeries” – not “cosmetic surgeries” – are allowed effective immediately. Examples include the removal of tumors or a heart valve procedure that isn’t an emergency but, if neglected, could become a problem.

“These are surgeries that are scheduled but also essential,” he said. “The surgeries where if it gets delayed it becomes acute.”

Find the full KCBS interview here and read more about Newsom’s press conference here .