Covid-Hit LA on track to re-establish internal mandate next week

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(Bloomberg) – The Los Angeles Health Authority has warned that an internal masking order will be reimposed next week, even for other people who are fully vaccinated, unless COVID-19 cases drop dramatically.

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A universal mandate will be implemented in the most populous county in the United States after a “high” point of network transmission for two consecutive weeks. If existing trends continue, a new mandate would take effect July 29, according to Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director.

“I think we will most likely stay on top,” Ferrer said at a briefing Thursday. , and it is proving to be a very effective tool we have at our disposal to counter the immediate spread of the virus. “

On Thursday, the county reported a total of 18 new Covid-related deaths and 8,691 new cases. The hospital admission rate consistent with a population of 100,000 greater than 11. 4. Omicron’s BA. 4 and BA. 5 subvariants accounted for 72% of the samples sequenced in the region for the week ending July 2.

The county already mandates the use of face masks at airports, public transportation and fitness facilities. An internal order from the region, if ordered, would require citizens to wear face masks in public places, adding restaurants, bars, businesses and schools.

Elsewhere in California, some universities have already reimposed mask-wearing orders in the past two months, adding the campuses of the University of California and the San Diego Unified School District.

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