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Breaking: Los Angeles County’s stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-12/coronavirus-beaches-reopen-los-angeles-county-move-toward-new-normal
Ferrer said that would only change if there was a “dramatic change to the virus and tools at hand.” https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-12/coronavirus-beaches-reopen-los-angeles-county-move-toward-new-normal
The comments came shortly after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, warned Congress that states that push too quickly to ease orders could undo progress that would trigger an outbreak. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-05-12/fauci-warns-suffering-death-reopen-too-soon-coronavirus
In L.A. County, confirmed cases and deaths have continued to rise, even as other regions have seen a decline. https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/
However, on Wednesday, beaches in the county are set to reopen, just days after the county lifted restrictions on hiking trails, parks and golf courses and allowed curbside pickup at nonessential businesses. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-11/los-angeles-county-beaches-reopening-wednesday-coronavirus
Some neighboring counties that are easing restrictions also continue to see increases in cases and deaths.
California is also one of a handful of states where coronavirus cases and deaths are rising faster than researchers expected. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-11/californias-coronavirus-outlook-worse-than-researchers-expected-as-cases-deaths-rise
California is also one of a handful of states where coronavirus cases and deaths are rising faster than researchers expected. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-11/californias-coronavirus-outlook-worse-than-researchers-expected-as-cases-deaths-rise
Officials have said that social distancing has helped slow the spread of the virus, but also have warned that it remains contagious.
“It’s safer to stay at home. COVID-19 has not changed."
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-12/coronavirus-beaches-reopen-los-angeles-county-move-toward-new-normal
“It’s safer to stay at home. COVID-19 has not changed."
Read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-12/coronavirus-beaches-reopen-los-angeles-county-move-toward-new-normal
