Coronavirus Updates: COVID-19 Headlines & Developments On March 27, 2020
- 10:19 p.m.: State parks receiving a lot of visitors are being temporarily closed to vehicular traffic.
- 5:41 p.m.: The Army Corps of Engineers says Sleep Train Arena will become a 360-bed hospital for coronavirus patients.
- 4:20 p.m: U.S. tops 100,000 COVID-19 cases
- 3:57 p.m.: A UC Davis faculty member has tested positive for coronavirus, according to Chancellor Gary S. May.
- 2:03 p.m.: Gov. Gavin Newsom banned all evictions of renters for the next two months in an attempt to help those harmed by the economic fallout from the spreading coronavirus.
- 1:47 p.m.: Pres. Trump has signed the massive coronavirus relief package.
- 1:30 p.m.: Governor Gavin Newsom says possible coronavirus surge in the next 6-10 weeks could require as many as 50,000 hospital beds.
- 12:57 p.m.: Disneyland, Disney World to remain closed until further notice.
- 12:30 p.m.: Sacramento County school closures extended until May 1. See our full list of school closures.
- 11:34 a.m.: SMUD has extended its suspension of power shutoffs due to non-payment until April 17.
- 11:13 a.m.: Colusa County reports its first case of coronavirus.
- 10:44 a.m.: There are now 4,203 confirmed cases of coronavirus in California and 85 people have died of the disease.
- 10:35 a.m: The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. It now heads to Pres. Trump.
- 9:43 a.m.: The City of Manteca announced Friday that the golf course and all city parks will be closed until further notice in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
- 9:24 a.m.: Mark Blum, "Law & Order" and "Desperately Seeking Susan" actor, dies from coronavirus complications.
- 9:03 a.m.: The Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office released nearly a dozen inmates to reduce the jail's population to create isolation cells for potential COVID-19 patients.
- 7:58 a.m.: The House is expected to approve Friday the $2 trillion relief bill, which includes direct payments to most Americans and expanded unemployment insurance.
- 6:20 a.m.: U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson tests positive for COVID-19.
- 7:22 a.m.: The Galt outdoor market will be reopening next week after deciding to temporarily suspend operations earlier in the month over coronavirus concerns.
- 4:34 a.m.: President Trump tweeted early Friday that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the coronavirus.
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