Protestors in Huntington Beach Call for End to California’s Coronavirus Shutdown

Around 100 people took to the streets in Huntington Beach, California, on April 17 to protest against the state’s coronavirus lockdown order. California Governor Gavin Newsom has said because of the lockdown measures, the state was flattening the curve, referring to the rate of new coronavirus infections, but residents needed to continue to practice social distancing and stay home. The action was one of several protests across the United States to happen on April 17, with similar protests seen in Minnesota and Oregon. President Donald Trump tweeted in support of previous protest actions in Michigan and Minnesota. According to state health authorities there were 27,528 confirmed cases of coronavirus on April 17 and 985 people had died from the virus. Credit: jackitaki via Storyful

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