Los Angeles County is likely to lift its indoor mask order on Friday. The move is earlier than anticipated; it had been anticipated the county would make the change in mid- or late March. Here is what to expect.
issued by the CDC late last week, which relaxes the criteria by which the federal agency recommends that everyone wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status.
Data shown elsewhere on the CDC’s website already suggest L.A. County is eligible for sliding into the “medium” community level, in which the CDC suggests that higher-risk people may choose to wear a mask in indoor settings.L.A. County is currently reporting a coronavirus case rate of 237 cases a week for every 100,000 residents, according to data published on the CDC’s website Tuesday afternoon, reflecting data through Monday.
But the CDC officially updates its placement of counties by COVID-19 community level only once a week. Once the CDC acts on Thursday, Ferrer said the L.A. County health officer, Dr. Muntu Davis, is prepared to issue a new health order with the relaxed rules later that day, and go into effect on Friday.Ferrer said she’s strongly recommending everyone still wear masks in indoor public settings until the risk for the most vulnerable further reduces.
Continuing to wear a mask will also help reduce the chance of infection that could lead to “long COVID,” which can affect people who did not suffer symptoms from their coronavirus infection. Long COVID can result in difficulty breathing, symptoms that get worse after physical or mental activities, and difficulty thinking or concentrating, sometimes referred to as brain fog.
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