California extends indoor mask mandate by an extra month to February 15 amid surge of COVID-19 cases as courts pause criminal trials for two weeks but health chief confirms: ‘the Super Bowl is coming to LA’
- State Health and Human Services Secretary Dr Mark Ghaly made announcement yesterday after a new CDC report suggested using cloth masks ineffective
- Despite criminal and federal court cases being put on hold to try and stop spread of the virus the Super Bowl LVI will go ahead as planned in Inglewood on Feb 13
- ‘I want to be clear, the Super Bowl is coming to Los Angeles,’ Dr. Mark Ghaly said, via Fox News’s Ashely Zavala
- He added that there will be a review on February 15 to decide whether there will be another extension or not
- The original mandate came into force on December 15 last year and was meant to end in just nine days on January 15
- But Californians will now be made to continue wearing masks in all indoor spaces even if they have received their vaccines
- California is currently reporting an average of 28,697 new Covid cases a day and an average of 45 daily deaths
California has extended its indoor mask mandate until February 15 after a surge in Covid-19 omicron cases but the Super Bowl will go ahead.
The State Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr Mark Ghaly, made the announcement yesterday just days after a new CDC report suggested using cloth masks are ineffective.
And despite criminal and federal court cases being put on hold in a bid to stop the spread of Covid, the Super Bowl will not be cancelled.
‘I want to be clear, the Super Bowl is coming to Los Angeles,’ Dr. Mark Ghaly said, via Fox News’s Ashely Zavala.
Ghaly said, ‘Omicron is here and it’s here now,’ according to Fox News. He added that there will be a review on February 15 to decide whether there will be another extension or not.
The State Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr Mark Ghaly, made the announcement yesterday just days after a new CDC report suggested using cloth masks are ineffective
And despite criminal and federal court cases being put on hold in a bid to stop the spread of Covid, the Super Bowl (pictured last year) will not be cancelled
The original mandate came into force on December 15 last year and was meant to end in just nine days on January 15.
But Californians will now be made to continue wearing masks in all indoor spaces even if they have received their vaccines.
California is currently reporting an average of 28,697 new Covid cases a day and an average of 45 daily deaths.
Across the entire United States a further 717,765 cases were reported yesterday and there were 2,691 Covid deaths.
And on Monday a record of more than 1,000,000 Covid cases were reported across the country.
The county court system in California yesterday paused criminal jury trials for a minimum of two weeks.
But Californians will now be made to continue wearing masks in all indoor spaces even if they have received their vaccines
And federal trials held at the US District Court in California are being stopped for at least three weeks.
Ghaly went on to urge people to get regular Covid vaccines as well as booster shots.
But the Super Bowl LVI, scheduled to be held in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, is set to go ahead on February 13 as planned.
The venue has had a mask policy in force since October.
A Governor spokesman added: ‘California is looking forward to hosting, and says the state is working with the NFL to have a safe and exciting event.’