Officials in Los Angeles County, California, said they are likely to extend stay-at-home orders until the end of July.
During a board of supervisors meeting Tuesday, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said she expects the county to continue its shutdown measures unless “dramatic change to the virus and tools are at hand.”
“Our hope is that by using the data, we’d be able to slowly lift restrictions over the next three months,” Ferrer said.
LA County is scheduled to reopen beaches Wednesday after a number of other recreational sites, including golf courses and parks, opened to the public last week. The beaches will be opened again, though all persons will be required to wear a face mask when not in the ocean, and sunbathing is prohibited.
Ferrer spoke shortly after Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stressed that some states may be reopening too quickly and could see elevated cases as a result.
Rates of coronavirus infection have declined across California, though the numbers in LA continue to increase. On Monday, health officials reported 566 new positive cases of the coronavirus and 39 deaths as a result of the disease.
On May 7, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said there wouldn’t be a return to “normal” until a vaccination was discovered for the disease.
On May 7, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, said there wouldn’t be a return to “normal” until a vaccination was discovered for the disease.
“It’s safer to stay at home. COVID-19 has not changed,” Ferrer told residents at a meeting on Monday.
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