L.A. County officials say with COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations growing, they hope reinstituting masking as a social norm will help reduce disease transmission.
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times
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With mask mandate, L.A. County now leads national battle against the Delta variant
‘Anything is on the table if things continue to get worse, which is why we want to take action now,’ the L.A. County health officer said.
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As Bay Area urges residents to wear masks in indoor public places, Santa Cruz officials deliberate
Doing so would ‘ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those settings,’ officials wrote in a joint statement. In L.A. County it becomes mandatory on Saturday.
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No time or ‘enormously selfish’? People who haven’t gotten a COVID-19 shot may have many reasons
While some may fundamentally reject rolling up their sleeves for a shot, officials say there are many reasons why people may not have gotten vaccinated.
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Are the COVID surge and Delta variant putting California’s reopening at risk? What we know
Despite the startling increases in new coronavirus infections and hospitalizations, officials stress that this uptick is different from earlier waves.
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L.A. County returns to indoor mask rules. What it means for dining, shopping and more
The mask rules will essentially revert back to where they were before the county lifted them prior to the June 15 reopening.
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Tougher tactics targeting the unvaccinated needed to stop new COVID-19 spike, experts say
Door-to-door outreach and vaccine requirements at work would help curb coronavirus spread, experts say.
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‘The virus will find you’: Unvaccinated people face growing danger as Delta variant stalls herd immunity
Unvaccinated people, perhaps hoping they might outlast the pandemic without getting a shot or getting sick, may be playing an increasingly risky game of chance.
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It’s not the San Andreas, but fault system that produced 6.0 quake poses big dangers
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Coronavirus cases in California rise for first time in months as Delta variant spreads
A rise in coronavirus cases in California due to the Delta variant increases urgency of calls for people to get vaccinated.