Los Angeles County isn’t letting up on its lockdown order for citizens and business closures anytime soon.
“We are seeing a true flattening of the curve,” Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, said, describing a decrease in the daily number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. “But because there are so many people infected, we have to continue this.” The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in California just surpassed 20,000 and is approaching 8,000 in L.A. County. The county has 10 million residents and includes the city of L.A.
Other businesses that can remain open include: food banks and farmer’s markets; businesses offering service to the economically disadvantaged; gas stations, banks and financial institutions; hardware stores, plumbers and electricians, and health-care operations, along with public transportation services.
L.A. County as of Friday requires all citizens to wear a face mask when interacting with an essential business, and all essential workers to wear one while working as well. Beverly Hills, the wealthiest enclave of the county, actually requires everyone to wear a mask whenever they are outside of the house.