Some retail and personal care venues as well as recreational facilities remain open with restrictions in place.
As total confirmed coronavirus cases in California approach 1.3 million, Los Angeles residents have been ordered to remain in their homes, while all non-essential activities are prohibited under a new lockdown order issued by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Wednesday. „My message couldn’t be simpler. It’s time to hunker down. It’s time to cancel everything. And if it’s not essential, don’t do it. Don’t meet up with others outside your household. Don’t host a gathering. Don’t attend a gathering,“ the mayor said in a video message Wednesday. „Our City is now close to a devastating tipping point, beyond which the number of hospitalized patients would start to overwhelm our hospital system, in turn risking needless suffering and death,“ the mayor noted in the latest order. „These unfortunate facts about the spread of COVID-19 in our City mean that we must resume some of the more restrictive measures we instituted in the Spring,“ he added. Here we take a closer look at the new rules under the city’s latest stay-at-home order. Apart from those with exemptions, „all persons living within the City of Los Angeles are hereby ordered to remain in their homes. „People at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 and people who are sick are urged to stay in their residence to the extent possible except as necessary to seek medical care,“ the order noted. Only those engaged in „essential activities“ are allowed to lawfully leave their homes, such as all healthcare operations, including hospitals, clinics, dentists and pharmacies. Exemptions also apply for grocery stores and other establishments offering food and supplies as well as stores that sell beer, wine and liquor. Organizations and businesses providing food, shelter and social services also remain open. See a full list of those exempt from the latest restrictions in the mayor’s order.
