Los Angeles County announced on Sunday that due to an "unprecedented" surge in confirmed cases of the epidemic,LA County will suspend all indoor and outdoor dining in the county from November 11 this Wednesday, including restaurants, breweries, wineries, and bars, and only allow self-pickup and delivery services.The ban will take effect at 25 pm on November 11 and will last for at least three weeks.
Relevant officials in Los Angeles have previously stated that if the average number of new cases is 4,000 or more within five consecutive days, or if the number of hospitalized cases exceeds 1,750 in one day, all outdoor and indoor dining in Los Angeles will be banned.
In the past five days on Sunday, the average number of confirmed diagnoses reached 4,097, which was higher than the previous warning number, so the county decided to close all dine-in meals.
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The Los Angeles County Department of Health stated: “In order to reduce the possibility that residents are exposed to the risk of infection when they are out in crowded places and do not wear masks when eating, restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars should start to provide only takeaway, drive-thru And room service."
Wineries and breweries will be allowed to continue to provide retail services under the premise of closing the dining area, while requiring workers and employers to continue to implement the sanitary and safe operation requirements stipulated by the county.
The Ministry of Health reminded local residents: "Everyone should stay at home as much as possible in the next two to three weeks to reduce the trend of a surge in cases, so that more lives can be saved."
Los Angeles County is still at the highest risk level of purple (widespread) in the state: the average daily increase in the number of cases in the last 7 days has exceeded 7 per 8 people, and the county's diagnosis rate has exceeded XNUMX%.
Therefore, indoor dining has never been opened, and people are only allowed to dine outdoors. There are also many businesses in Los Angeles that have additionally opened outdoor dining areas on the sidewalks or roadsides.But starting this Wednesday, these dining areas will also be temporarily suspended, and new decisions will be made three weeks later.Local officials warned that if the number of infections and hospitalizations in Los Angeles County continues to increase, there may be more stringent epidemic prevention regulations.
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Prior to this, California Governor Gavin Newsom also issued a limited but mandatory curfew to the state, prohibiting going out for non-essential activities after 10 pm.It was implemented last Saturday, November 11, and lasted until December 21, and it may be extended.
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