By Erik Pedersen
07.05.2020 - 00:41 / variety.com
By Variety Staff
Follow Us on Twitter
Los Angeles County officials have announced plans to move into Stage 2 of the reopening process on Friday, May 8.
Stores that sell toys, books, clothing, music and sporting goods will be allowed to reopen for curbside pickup only, county officials announced on Wednesday. Golf courses, car dealerships, hiking trails and florists are also permitted to open with safety precautions.
The next part of Stage 2, which has yet to be approved by local officials,
By Erik Pedersen
By Dino-Ray Ramos
By Bruce Haring
The latest COVID-19 briefing from Los Angeles County officials indicates that there have been 35 additional fatalities and 1,072 new confirmed cases. L.A.
By Tom Tapp
By Dino-Ray Ramos
An additional 47 people have died in Los Angeles County from COVID-19 illness over the past 24 hours for a total of 1,755 deaths thus far in the pandemic, it was announced Friday. With residents having increased access to testing in recent weeks, more than 282,000 residents have been tested and 11 percent have tested positive.
The Los Angeles County Fair has been canceled, prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Thursday. The move marks only the second time in the event's history that it has been canceled.
An additional 51 people have died in Los Angeles County from COVID-19 illness over the past 24 hours for a total of 1,709 deaths thus far in the pandemic, it was announced Thursday. One individual who died was an inmate at the Terminal Island federal prison, the eighth person there to fall victim to the coronavirus.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer on Wednesday issued a new health officer order allowing for “lower-risk businesses,” including more retailers, to open for curbside or door side pickup and delivery.
By Tom Tapp
Hiking to the Hollywood sign and hitting the links is being allowed Saturday as the California county hardest hit by the coronavirus cautiously reopened some sites to recreation-starved stay-at-homers. Los Angeles County permitted the reopening of trails and golf courses, but with social distancing restrictions.
As florists, golf courses and trails open across Los Angeles County today, Public Health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer remained cautiously optimistic about moving into phase two of the area’s COVID-19 recovery plan.