L.A. County Issues “Safer At Home” Order To Encourage Social Distancing Amid Coronavirus Crisis
At a late afternoon briefing Thursday, officials announced the “Safer at Home” public order as a way to increase social distancing in the county. The order mandates the closure of all indoor malls, shopping centers, playgrounds and non-essential retail businesses, and prohibits gathering in enclosed spaces of more than 10 people.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a stay-at-home order for the city of Los Angeles which requires all residents to stay inside their homes and immediately limit all nonessential movement. Earlier Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Congress for $1 billion in federal funds to support the state’s medical response to the coronavirus pandemic. The state projects that 25.5 million people in California, more than half of the state’s population, will be infected with the virus over the next eight weeks. In a letter to President Trump, Newsom also requested the deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the port of Los Angeles through Sept. 1.
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