Health officials in L.A. County say that, despite the reopening of public spaces like the beach, parts of the stay-at-home order could last well into summer.
The loosened regulations come on the same day that beachgoers were welcomed along the sand in Los Angeles for the first time in weeks, a symbolic milestone in the county’s effort to ease stay-at-home mandates.But after a six-week closure, L.A.'s coast looks different than it did pre-pandemic. Visitors are not able to picnic, sunbathe or participate in group sports such as volleyball.when not in the water, and only active recreation — surfing, running, walking and swimming — is permitted.
“We’re not moving past COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it,” L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement. “And we will keep taking measured steps toward a new, safer reality in the days and weeks ahead.” Officials reported 1,264 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the region’s total number of infections to 34,428. Officials also reported 47 new fatalities, bringing the county’s death toll to 1,659. The majority of the county’s deaths — roughly 1,300 — occurred over the last month, Ferrer said.
“We are mindful that as we begin our recovery journey, we need to be sure to take care not to have a large increase in deaths and hospitalizations,” she said. “All of us will need to continue to keep each other as safe as possible.”A surfer heads to the water at Surfrider Beach next to the Malibu Pier on Wednesday morning as Los Angeles County beaches reopened for active use. Jessica Kelly practices early morning yoga while her boyfriend surfs at Surfrider Beach in Malibu.
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