getting together at their local watering hole or restaurant or in a park and being out in those early hours. you can, however, go out and walk your dog or drive to a friend's house, go to the grocery store. but this is very much aimed at reducing the number of large groups that seem to be going out at times in california against the wishes of public health officials. reporting from los angeles, i'm paul vercammen, now back to you. >> thanks, paul. california isn't the only u.s. state that's had to roll out new coronavirus restrictions. iowa has also implemented a mask mandate after initially resisting to do so. in just the last month, hospitalizations there have doubled more than across the state. cnn's miguel marquez reports health care workers are being pushed past their limits. >> reporter: butch hansen, 84 years old, diagnosed with covid-19 last week. >> we're going to get a cat scan