California’s Los Angeles County announced Thursday it will reinstate indoor mask mandates amid surging COVID-19 cases.
The renewed mandate will take effect at 11:59 p.m. Saturday and will require that all residents wear masks while indoors, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated against the virus.
The order continues to allow indoor dining, although customers are required to wear masks when not eating or drinking and some other exceptions will be in place, similar to previous mask mandates.
Los Angeles County health officer Dr. Muntu Davis described the new mandate as an “all-hands-on-deck moment” as the county reported 1,537 new cases on Thursday following an average of 1,077 new cases per day for a weeklong period ending Wednesday.
“We’re not where we need to be for the millions at risk of infection here in Los Angeles County and waiting to do something will be too late given what we’re seeing now,” he said.
Davis added that the new order will remain in place “until we begin to see improvements” in combatting community transmission.
The mandate will be in effect throughout the county except in Long Beach and Pasadena, which have their own independent health departments.
Officials in those cities said they have already recommended that all residents wear masks indoors and a Pasadena city spokeswoman told the Los Angeles Times officials were “reviewing options for a mandate.”
California lifted business restrictions statewide on June 15 after reaching goals concerning vaccine availability and hospitalizations rates.
COVID-19 cases have risen at least 10% from last week in 45 states as the more infectious Delta virus has become more prominent.
Orange, San Diego and San Bernadino counties have all seen case averages more than double since late June and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers Los Angeles, San Bernadino, San Diego and Riverside counties to have “substantial” community transmission — second worst on the agency’s four-tier scale.
Since the recent surge in cases, officials in Sacramento and Yolo counties have similarly issued recommendations for people to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, but neither has been made mandatory.
The California Department of Public Health said it has not changed its guidance on face coverings since lifting its mandate but supports individual local health departments in implementing stricter policies “based on the conditions in their community.”
“Vaccines remain the best protection against COVID-19, including the highly infectious Delta variant,” state health officials told the Los Angeles Times. “We urge all eligible to get vaccinated, as it is the most important thing we can do to stop the spread of the virus.”
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Will the people of commiefornia ever get enough of their government giving them orders that are devoid of reason?
Hey, it is summer time, the season of Democrat riots and wealth redistribution via storefront break-ins and outright theft. The Big fish like Biden get rich via their 10% kickbacks, the small fry Democrats get votes, by allowing people to steal at will with no risk of prosecution. Once the summer season of violence is over, the thieves will no longer need the masks.
Unfortunately, i see the vast majority of commiefornians DEVOID OF Sanity.. Ergo, even if there ARE those who object to this, it will not be enough of a majority to make a difference.
MASKS ARE WORTHLESS. See the Denmark study and the USMC study. And of course common sense (size of virus). This is one more attempt to oppress and suppress the citizens. All hale Gruesome.
Get ready for Round 2, ladies and gentlemen—ah, dreamers of all ages.
We are the communist government of California, you must chain yourselves to your beds, because we communists said so.
Now BEG FOr permission to leave your home, you Serf! WE your kings demand it!
Time to tell Newsom and other State officials to G.F.Y.
Wow, so proud of the CA Dem tyrants who went a whole 4 weeks before turning the screws on the peasants again.
Heard in a free speech fact zone that none of the relatively few recent covid deaths have occurred in vaccinated or covid recovered people or people without other serious underlying health issues.
Seems to me that the Marxist Dem Party govt policy of unconstitutional illegal mass foreign migration not only treasonously jeopardizes US sovereignty & national security but also forces US citizens to be exposed to influx of deadly diseases, drugs, organized crime & eventual bankruptcy.
None of which the unconstitutional cruel & unusual punishment mask mandates or other freedom lockdowns, govt spying or govt permitted free speech bans will prevent.
So, CA citizens, until you revolt against your sadistic Dem Party masters you & your kids will be stuck wearing masks indoors & outdoors in your rat & trash infested streets without any electricity or gasoline, which you can’t afford even when they are available.
It is no coincidence that Biden’s propaganda media is blaming the large number of unvaccinated people ending up in the hospital with some fake new COVID variance to blame, when it was Biden himself that allowed a large perecent of them to illegally walk across the border, hoping enough will survive to illegally vote for him in the next election.
Not just let them in, but WILLFULLY SHIPPED THEM ALL Across the nation, often without even notifying the government OF THE STATE they shoved them into…
Let me make this clear and direct…… “SCREW YOU”.
This is the huge spike in Corona virus cases that led to the reinstatement of the mask mandate. But nothing to see here. No hidden agenda or anything…
https://twitter.com/peterjhasson/status/1415793311210745858
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This is yet another classic example of Democrat insanity. First they said no one needs a mask. Then everyone needs a mask. Then use a mask until you have the shot(s). Now use a mask “forever and ever amen.”
Next leave instructions that everyone wear masks to protect you at your own funeral.
Truth is: Masks are totally worthless. Shots do have side affects but still do not completely protect you. Hydroxychloraquine works but you can’t have any. Discussing any of this will be labelled “misinformation” and will be censored.
YOU are servants of the proteletariat.. YOUR will is subjugated to ours.. NOW COMPLY!