Absent a sudden, major, days-long reduction in hospital numbers over the next week, the county will likely still be in the “high” category on July 28, triggering a new indoor mask manda…
The return of Los Angeles County’s indoor mask mandate next week still seemed nearly certain, but the number of virus patients hospitalized took a sharp downturn, stoking a small burst of hope.
Nonetheless, absent a sudden, major, days-long reduction in hospital numbers over the next week, the county will likely still be in the “high” category on July 28, triggering a new indoor mask mandate beginning the next day. Still, should the county remain in the CDC’s high-level category, she also reiterated why she believes a masking requirement may be justified.
“This is a discussion about educating and empowering Angelenos to make smart choices about protecting their health, our workers and the region’s collective ability to weather this latest wave of infections. We can do better than a heavy-handed mandate at this stage of pandemic recovery and endemic recalibration.”
Ferrer told reporters Thursday that the county has never expected businesses to become enforcement agencies of the mask mandate, asking primarily that they inform workers of the requirement and provide them masks. She said in terms of enforcement, the county has always relied more heavily on education efforts in hopes of achieving voluntary compliance.
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