As early as this week, residents of Los Angeles County could be required to wear face masks in public buildings in order to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Last week, the COVID-19 infection rate for L.A. County was at 185 cases per 100,000 residents, a level designated as “medium.” If it exceeds 200 cases per 100,000 residents, a “high” level of transmission, the mask mandate will automatically go back into effect.
"There is this common line of thinking that the pandemic is over and COVID is no longer of concern, but these numbers clearly demonstrate that COVID is still with us," County Public Health Director Barbara FerrerWith “medium” rates of transmission, health authorities “strongly recommend” but do not require indoor masking, though masks are still mandatory at health care facilities.
That announcement was not well received, and several municipalities in the L.A. area announced they wouldn’t comply with the mandate. Social media users have also sounded off in opposition to the latest warnings that a mask mandate could soon be reimposed., a Republican congressman-elect in Northern California.:"Spent a week in Qatar surrounded by thousands of people from all over the world, and I saw almost zero masks. Came back to LA and they are suggesting a mandatory indoor mask mandate again. They want us to live in fear. It is insane.
Top health officials in L.A. stand by the effectiveness of masking to cut the spread of COVID-19 and continue to urge citizens to stay up to date on vaccination for the virus that has so far killed more than 34,213 people in the county and more than 1 million people nationwide.
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