LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the United States, will continue its mask mandate even though California is lifting its indoor masking requirements in public settings. "On February 15, California's statewide indoor mask requirement will expire. U...
Two weeks ago, county officials said they were "strongly recommending" that residents wear masks in indoor public settings but stopped short of requiring them after the COVID-19 case rate hit 100 per 100,000 residents. Currently, the weekly rate is 185 per 100,000 and Lo...
Los Angeles County health officials say they intend to keep mask mandates in place, even after the state lifts its mask requirements on Feb. 15.LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- California is lifting its indoor masking requirements in public settings. All this comes as COVID-19 cases are dropping ...
LA County residents react to return of mask mandate LOS ANGELES-Los Angeles Countyis re-implementing a mandate requiring residents to wear masks while indoors, regardless of vaccination status as the county continues to see anincrease in COVID-19 transmission, county health officials said Thursd...
Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous county, will reinstate its mask mandate starting 11:59 p.m. Saturday night amid a rise in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. QUESTIONS GO to COMMENTS 1. Do you still have a mask mandate in your area? Yes 36% 1040 votes No...
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF WILL NOT ENFORCE NEW MASK MANDATE: ‘NOT BACKED BY SCIENCE’ "We are using the tool of vaccinations," Inslee said. "That’s the ultimate answer to this pandemic. We don’t want to be wearing masks for the next 32 years – vaccines stop this thing dead." Flo...
Earlier this month, Los Angeles County re-implemented its indoor mask mandate, regardless of vaccination status. St. Louis, Savannah, Georgia, and Provincetown, Massachusetts, are among the places that followed suit. And as of this week, some government entities and companies have gone a step...
Data suggest that unvaccinated people who survive COVID-19 will be far more protected if they get vaccinated after recovering from their illness. After a coronavirus infection, “it looks like your protection may vary” depending on a number of factors, Los Angeles County Public Health Director ...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school system in the United States, lifted its outdoor mask mandate for students and staff on Tuesday as COVID-19 cases continued to decline in the country's most populous county. ...
When asked what it would take to lift the mask mandate, Ghaly said that the department is focused on hospitalization numbers, and that masks make a difference. Los Angeles County currently still has a mandate requiring masks for everyone over the age of 2, regardless of vaccination status, in...