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Newsom Asks Medical Workers for Help To deal with an expected surge in hospitalizations for COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom is creating the California Health Corps and calling on healthcare workers who may have recently retired or are still in school to join the fight against the coronavirus. Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED California Nurse Heads to NYC to Help The effort to boost the state’s army of healthcare workers already faces competition from elsewhere. Last week, New York’s Governor, Andrew Cuomo, announced a very similar plan. And nurse Robert Bean from the town of Paradise has been deciding whether to help. Bean lost his home in the 2018 Camp Fire. Guest: Robert Bean, registered nurse Will Coronavirus Tenant Protections Really Help Renters? A lot of renters are wondering what help, if any, is coming their way as the coronavirus pandemic upends the economy and the household budgets of many Californians. All this just as we deal with shelter-in-place orders that are lasting longer than anyone ever could’ve imagined just a few weeks ago. Guests: Anna Scott, KCRW, and Erin Baldassari, KQED With Traffic Clear, Garcetti Closes Farmers Markets Mayor Garcetti made a series of announcements yesterday that give a glimpse into just how much daily life has changed. In his daily address on the city’s coronavirus pandemic plans, he named a new target in efforts to control overcrowding. Reporter: Saul Gonzalez, The California Report co-Host Trinity County to Non-Residents: Please Stay Out A handful of California’s counties have had no coronavirus cases so far and are keeping a close eye on the spread of COVID-19. Trinity County is going further with an unusual quarantine order. Reporter: Dan Brekke, KQED Weirdest Coronavirus Coping Strategy Yet: Mill Valley Residents Howl Every Evening We’ve been trying to end on a lighter note, and talk about ways we connect with each other during shelter-in-place. Well, in the Marin County town of Mill Valley, people have taken to howling like coyotes every night at 8 o’clock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices