Bizfed, a coalition representing 410,000 employers and 5 million employees in Los Angeles, has asked the county not to go ahead with plans to reimpose an indoor mask mandate on July 29, favoring a voluntary policy to deal with the COVID surge.
Los Angeles County will retain its indoor mask mandate past the February 15 date set Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom as the date to end a statewide mandate, according to public health officials in the county.
The Los Angeles County Public Health Department announced Monday that coronavirus cases had increased tenfold in one month, as the region continues to suffer from the omicron variant surge.
L.A. County public health director is warning NFL fans not to hold a Super Bowl party because it could be a “super-spreader” event.
Public health officials in Los Angeles County ordered a ban on outdoor dining — without evidence linking outdoor eating or drinking to a claimed increase in local coronavirus infections — on Tuesday. The prohibition becomes effective at 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
In an audio clip of a reported conference call between Los Angeles County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer and school officials, Ferrer is heard saying K-12 schools within the county would not be opening until after the election in November.
