Los Angeles County health leaders announced Thursday that face coverings are no longer recommended on public transportation, airports, and several other locations.
Public Health Director Barbara Feller said the county is following state guidelines on masking as COVID infections and hospitalizations continue to decline across Southland.
“Considering how close the current CDC rate is to 100, we can proceed with changes to our indoor masking policy starting tomorrow.
If there are no recent outbreaks and COVID-19 levels remain low in your county community, face coverings may also be an option in places such as shelters and prisons.
“Indoor masking is still required for those within 10 days of a COVID diagnosis or exposure, as this is the time when people are at the highest risk of spreading the virus to others,” the Surgeon General said. rice field.
Masks continue to be required in all healthcare and long-term care facilities.
Changes to county masking guidelines will go into effect Friday.
However, some local doctors, like Dignity Health SoCal Chief Medical Officer Dr. Nicholas Testa, are encouraging residents to continue to protect themselves from the virus.
“COVID is not going away, right? We are now moving into this epidemic season that exists in our communities, where it blossoms and surges in the same way that we see flu epidemics seasonally. “We’re going to see epidemics in our communities,” said Testa. When you see it, you have to take all the measures you used before, like wearing a mask.”
The state continues to require that anyone wishing to wear a mask be able to do so at businesses, K-12 schools, and other venues.
