Wearing a mask will again be mandatory in Los Angeles from Sunday, whether you are vaccinated or not, authorities announced Thursday, July 15 due to the continued rise in Covid cases in the region.
The Californian megalopolis, the second largest city in the United States, is the first to backpedal in this direction.
The county of the same name, which includes the city of 4 million inhabitants and its surroundings,
"is not where it should be"
in terms of vaccinations, lamented its health official, Dr. Muntu Davis.
For seven days in a row, more than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 were recorded there daily.
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US health officials announced in mid-May that vaccinated Americans could say goodbye to masks - both outdoors and indoors. But despite doses of vaccines widely available to all, the US immunization campaign has slowed sharply after peaking in early April. And concern is growing about the increase in Covid-19 cases, mainly due to the Delta variant, although the vast majority of positive cases - and hospitalizations - involve unvaccinated people.
California also indicated on July 9 that it would not follow the recommendations of the American federal health authorities, and in particular the CDC (Center for Disease Control), and that it will require the wearing of masks in its schools at the start of the school year, for teachers and students alike.