Los Angeles County on Friday drooped its mask mandate for public transit as the county now falls under the federal government's 'low' COVID activity level.
Travelers await ground transport on arrival at Los Angeles International Airport on May 27, 2021, in Los Angeles.
And the county will lower its general indoor masking guidance from"strongly recommended" to"individual preference." Travelers arrive in the international terminal at Los Angeles International Airport on December 3, 2021. Individual businesses and venues may choose whether to impose indoor masking requirements. Officials urged people at higher risk of infection or severe illness to consider wearing a mask in crowded indoor public places.
A bus driver wears a mask in Downtown Los Angeles on March 22, 2020, during the coronavirus outbreak.Under county guidelines, people who test positive for the virus are still required to wear a mask for 10 days, including six days in which they must stay in isolation. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox