What you need to know: March 24

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The butte county superior court has suspended all evictions.

The butte county applied for the order today.

Tenants facing eviction should note the stay is only temporary, and you should not stop making future living arrangements or comunicating with landlords.

The suspension will last until may 31st.

### the chico police chief says that department will practice social distancing as much as they can.

And starting today officers will begin wearing respirators.

The chief says officers will continue to respond to all crimes in progress.

And adds that his department has not received any guidelines on how to enforce the stay at home order issued by governor gavin newsom.

The state is distributing 100 million dollars to the state's largest cities and every california county.

All this money comes from senate bill 89...it authorizes 1 billion dollars of aid to combat the coronavirus.

Local housing assistance programs known as contiuum of care will receive nearly 30 million dollars adding up to that 100 million dollars.

The u.s. surgeon general is asking people to give blood... the response to the corona virus has severely impacted the u.s. blood supply.

Through the end of june... blood bank vitalant has had more than 14 hundred blood drives canceled... equal to 41 thousand uncollected blood donations.

Healthy donors are being asked to schedule an appointment at vitalant centers in chico, redding and yuba city.### california governor gavin newsom says that need for protective medical equipment is astronomical right now.

The governor says private industry is now stepping up to help.

Six california companies want to repurpose facilities for gowns and the governor said he is in talks with 25 companies that want to start 3d printing masks## lawmakers in the senate will work for a third day to advance an economic stimulus package..

To help businesses damage by the coronavirus outbreak..

The senate will be back in session at 10 a-m this morning.

Lawmakers failed to advance the package on monday... 60 votes are needed to move the aid bill to a final vote.

New this morning.... japanese leaders and olympic organizers have agree to postpone the upcoming 2020 summer olympics to next year... the delay comes amid concerns that the event could have increased the spread of the coronavirus..

Canada had already pledged not to participate if the olympic continued as planned.

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