Newsom and Ex-California Governors Urge Face Masks: 'We're Still in First Wave' of Virus

California Gov. Gavin Newsom holds daily coronavirus briefing in Sacramento, California, on the Covid-19 crisis.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and three other former California governors have joined Gov. Gavin Newsom in a video campaign promoting use of face coverings to prevent spread of COVID-19.

The public service announcement released Monday also features Jerry Brown, Gray Davis and Pete Wilson. The message from the Republicans and Democrats is that nobody wants to wear masks but COVID-19 is still spreading and halting it is important to keeping people safe, reopening businesses and putting people back to work.

The video follows Newsom’s recent order requiring Californians to wear masks in high-risk settings. Schwarzenegger tells viewers wearing a mask is not about being weak and they should just do it.

During a briefing Monday, Newsom implored Californians to take seriously his mandate to wear masks, citing increases in cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations

For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.

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