Hundreds gather in California to protest stay-at-home orders

The demonstration was one of a handful to take place in the U.S. this week.

By Ella Torres, April 18, 2020

More than 200 protestors gathered in Huntington Beach, California, in what was the latest demonstration in the United States against stay-at-home orders under the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The “March for Freedom” event took place Friday afternoon at the intersection of Walnut and Main streets in the downtown area of Huntington Beach, about 40 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

Some protestors held signs reading “Quarantine the sick, not the healthy!” and “Open Cali now.” One protestor wore what appeared to be a faux hazmat suit, donning a sign that said the virus was a “lie.” The event described itself as a march for “freedom, liberty and reopening the California economy.”