Los Angeles County’s health director is prepared to implement a universal indoor mask requirement Friday but may not if cases and hospitalizations drop.
Los Angeles County is prepared to reinstate a universal indoor mask mandate starting on Friday, unless COVID-19 infections and rates of hospitalizations drop dramatically in the next few days.
Ferrer said given the improvements, “we may be positioned to pause the implementation of universal masking,” but such a determination will not be made until Thursday, July 28. COVID-19 patients in hospitals in the county totaled 1,286, lower than the 1,299 reported last Tuesday. “We may be in a position to pause the imposition of indoor masking,” Ferrer said Tuesday.
Masks are still mandated in some indoor spaces — health care facilities, transit hubs, airports, correctional facilities, shelters and on transit vehicles. The universal indoor masking requirement would expand existing rules to include all indoor spaces — including shared office spaces, retail spaces, and the interiors of restaurants and bars. Masks wouldn’t be required in outdoor areas or for those under 2 years old, Ferrer explained.
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