Masks back on? L.A. County could hit 'high' COVID level as early as today, prompting a mask mandate return. Now on ABC7
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles County remains on pace to enter the"high" COVID-19 activity level as early as Thursday, the public health director said, and absent a major reversal in virus-related hospitalizations, an indoor mask-wearing mandate will be imposed two weeks later.
"Given the continued increase, we do anticipate by this Thursday the county will move into that high level," Ferrer said. "I do recognize that when we return to universal indoor masking to reduce high spread, for many this will feel like a step backwards," Ferrer said.She again pointed to recent studies showing dramatic reduction in infection risk for people who wear face coverings, particularly for people who wear higher-grade masks, such as N95 or KN95 masks.
Supervisor Kathryn Barger urged Ferrer and health officials to conduct outreach to local businesses to discuss the impacts they could face,"especially when surrounding counties are not considering" a mandate.
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