The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the L.A. County Department of Public Health declared a county health emergency Wednesday, as the county revealed six new cases of coronavirus, bringi…
The move allows the county to marshal more resources in its fight against the spread of COVID-19, and comes with more stringent guidelines for personal contract and businesses.
Supervisor Kathryn Barger said the county’s declaration of a local emergency was taken “out of abundance of caution.”“This is not a response rooted in panic,” she said in a news conference that included Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. She said the move “will facilitate our efforts to coordinate with all our partners and jointly implement effective strategies to protect our residents.”
Currently, there are more than 90,000 cases of novel coronavirus globally, with more than 3,100 deaths reported, according to the World Health Organization. In the U.S., nine people, all in Washington state, have died with now more than 60 cases reported so far in 12 states.
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