City Of La Cañada Flintridge: COVID ALERT #37 – County DPH Issues New Mask Order For Outdoor Mega Events

Press release from the City of La Cañada Flintridge:

August 18th, 2021

Due to the continued increase in the number and rate of new test positive COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County, the County Department of Public Health has issued a revised order, effective Thursday evening, August 19, 2021, at 11:59 p.m., requiring that face coverings/masks be worn at Outdoor Mega Events (over 10,000 people in attendance), except when actively eating or drinking. “Actively eating or drinking” is the limited time during which the mask can be removed briefly to eat or drink, and that it must be immediately put back on afterward.

Please see the attached link for a copy of the County Department of Public Health’s latest order: Los Angeles County Health Officer Order (HOO)

This press release was produced by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The views expressed here are the author’s own.