Mayor Eric Garcetti told Anderson Cooper, “When our county health officer Dr. (Barbara) Ferrer merely said that an order would stay in place for at least three more months, that doesn’t mean the order stays in place exactly as it is today.”
Garcetti — and Ferrer — said restrictions on stores and public places will gradually be eased over time as health data shows it is possible. They also want treatment for coronavirus and testing to become more readily available.
The mayor said that some vulnerable population groups may have to continue to stay at home.
The extension of the stay-at-home order is “just a reminder of how delicate and fragile this time is, but do not freak out when you hear a scientist say that it’s still going to be here and we’re still going to be living under health orders,” Garcetti added.
Earlier, he told CNN’s Jake Tapper the needs for social distancing and wearing face coverings won’t be going away in the near future.
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“I think we know it’s going to be even longer than three months. … We’re not moving past Covid-19, we’re learning to live with it. We’re not going to go back to pre-Covid life any time soon” or move forward without a medicine or vaccine, he said.
Ferrer, the health director of Los Angeles County, said at a Board of Supervisors virtual meeting that it was “with all certainty” that the county’s stay-at-home will be extended from May 15 for three months.
The county has already modified some restrictions. Last week, some stores and outdoor spaces in the county were reopened with restrictions. Beaches open Wednesday for runners, swimmers and surfers, but not sunbathers.
Several big universities in the county, including Cal State Northridge and Cal State Long Beach, are among 23 schools in the state where in-person classrooms will be closed for the most part through the fall semester.
California State University System Chancellor Timothy White said exceptions will be made in some cases, such as nursing students. The schools have about 480,000 students.
Number of inflammatory illnesses in NY children rises to around 100
New York health officials are now investigating about 100 cases of an inflammatory illness in children that might be related to Covid-19, up from 73 last week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
Three youths — a teenager and a 5-year-old and a 7-year-old — have died of the inflammatory illness, officials have said.
Medical experts said that immune treatments and blood thinners can help children affected by the syndrome.
A panel of pediatricians called the International PICU-COVID-19 Collaboration has compared notes and released a consensus statement defining the condition, named “Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Potentially Associated with Covid-19.”
“To date, most children affected have done well. Treatments have included anticoagulation, IV immunoglobulin, IL-1 or IL-6 blockade, and corticosteroids. Some children have only needed supportive care,” Boston Children’s Hospital said on its website.
New York has said many of its pediatric patients tested positive for Covid-19 or had its antibodies, but that they did not present with typical symptoms for the coronavirus disease. So health officials are investigating whether coronavirus presents a danger to children not previously understood.
The plurality of cases — 29% — involved children ages 5 to 9. About 28% of the patients were between 10 and 14, according to the state.
More data points to virus spreading in January, or earlier
More evidence is emerging that the virus was in the country earlier than initially thought.
“I think we’ll see a lot more of this. I also think there are a lot of deaths and coroner reports yet to be seen, so I think as time goes on, we will learn more and more about history with this virus,” Acton said Monday.
Those milestones, which the White House recommended in mid-April, include a downward trajectory in virus cases for 14 days and a robust testing program in place for at-risk health care workers.
“If some areas, cities, states or what have you jump over those various checkpoints and prematurely open up without having the capability of being able to respond effectively and efficiently, my concern is that we will start to see little spikes that might turn into outbreaks,” Fauci told the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions.
Also, a vast majority of poll’s respondents were “afraid” or “concerned” (35% and 46%, respectively) about the potential for a second wave of Covid-19 cases this year, while 18% were not concerned. Those two questions in the multi-topic poll — conducted by phone Thursday through Sunday, with 1,112 adult Americans — had a margin of error of +/- 3.7%.
Don’t expect a vaccine for the upcoming school year, Fauci says
Some other developments from Tuesday’s Senate panel hearing:
• School reopenings will vary from region to region because “dynamics of the outbreak are different in different regions,” Fauci said.
• The nation’s actual death toll is likely higher than reported, Fauci said. He cited New York City, where the health care system was overwhelmed. “There may have been people who died at home (in that city) who did have … Covid who are not counted as Covid because they never really got to the hospital.”
• The US should have the capacity to produce, distribute and apply “at least 40 (million) to 50 million tests per month” by September, said Adm. Dr. Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services.
CNN’s Christina Maxouris, Maggie Fox, Rebekah Riess, Jeremy Herb, Lauren Fox, Arman Azad, Amanda Watts, Jacqueline Howard, Jennifer Henderson, Alexandra Meeks, Andy Rose and Sara Sidner contributed to this report.