SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Three million surgical masks have arrived in California and more are on the way as part of a major deal cut by Gov. Gavin Newsom for 200 million masks a month to protect against the coronavirus. Newsom’s finance director told lawmakers Tuesday the state will make a payment of $104.7 million for the first shipment. Newsom in early April announced the deal for a massive haul of N95 and surgical masks from Chinese manufacturer BYD. A spokesman for the Newsom adminstration couldn’t immediately say how many of each type of mask are expected under the new payment.
