With Omicron spreading with unprecedented speed across California, public and private institutions return to remote work and close some offices.
, although some will be conducted only through virtual and drop-off” methods, and that they anticipate the new protocols will be in place through mid-January. Newport Beach spokesman John Pope said the closures in his city are a reaction to both the community surge and an increase in employee cases of coronavirus infection over the holidays.announced a closure Tuesday for the time being.
Also on Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council announced it will return to virtual meetings during January as officials assess the latest COVID-19 surge. Meetings were held virtually from March 2020 through June 15, 2021, when the City Council resumed in-person meetings twice a week, although members of the public were still allowed to participate only virtually.closed because of numerous COVID-19 cases among employees, officials said Monday evening.
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