Prognosis
Covid-Hit LA on Track to Reinstate Indoor Mask Mandate Next Week
- Masks will be required if LA stays in high transmission zone
- Immunity-evading BA.4, BA.5 subvariants are 72% of cases
A person wearing a protective mask cleans an exercise machine at a gym in Los Angeles, California.
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The Los Angeles health authority cautioned that an indoor masking mandate is on track to be reimposed next week, even for the fully vaccinated, unless Covid-19 cases take a sharp drop.
A universal mandate will be put in place across the US’s most-populous county after a “high” level of community-transmission for two straight weeks. If the current trends hold, a new mandate would go into effect on July 29, according to Barbara Ferrer, the county’s public health director.