Asshole Spitaels in the state said they were on the brink of crisis.

Tough restrictions imposed earlier this month on social and economic life in Southern California have been extended indefinitely.

Los Angeles County has been particularly hard hit by the virus, with 90% off hospitals.

They're overwhelmed by an influx of patients.

Over the past weekend, they've been forced to divert incoming emergency patients to other facilities.

California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr Mark Galli said some hospitals have been forced to weigh up the effectiveness of certain treatments for certain patients who are unlikely to survive.

There are emergency room physicians and I see you clinicians and nurses looking how they stretch themselves effectively to so many different patients.

And of course as I was sort of describing in the rubber band analogy that if you stretch far enough, certainly the ability to address all of the patients needs to address the demands of new patients becomes, uh, harder.

While Galli said hospitals weren't rationing medical supplies and treatment, he expects conditions to get worse as a certain infections from the holiday season translate into hospitalizations.

Residents are being urged to stay indoors and avoid travel.

Except for grocery shopping, medical appointments and exercise.

Restaurants are only able to do take out on bars have been closed altogether.

What are some of the toughest restrictions in the U.

S.