Mayor Garcetti denounces confusion over stay-at-home orders in state, county and city

Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke (virtually) with Angelenos tonight, to help us understand the three (yes, THREE) different sets of restrictions we currently live in.

It comes after an abundance of confusion and frustration with his advice not to leave your house, unless you want to get your nails done or work out in an outdoor gym, in which case, enjoy it!

Garcetti seems to understand that for the average person, let alone those of us who work in local news, figuring out exactly what’s new and what changes whenever the state, county, or city issues a new one. set of restrictions, it’s a bit like looking for five needles in five different haystacks. The haystacks in this scenario, however, are actually very long word documents with lists of occupancy percentages.

“Therefore often in this crisis, he can be therefore confusing. Orders come down of the State, of our county. Were do not sure what they mean when they come in effect. Often, with no note, our life fair changes as this, what we can and can not make, what were Assumed and do not Assumed at do, ”Garcetti said. “And therefore each of these evening briefings I try at give you the hard truths, But as well Explain what Go sure. And tonight, I as at make this.”

Awesome! We could all use some clarity. So what has changed?

Garcetti says, not a lot.

“Nothing has changed for Los Angeles yet,” Garcetti said, referring to Gov. Newsom’s announcement that the state will be divided into regions and those regions will have different restrictions.

When the intensive care beds in Southern California are 85% full, the mayor explained, new orders will be triggered in our area. We don’t know when that will happen, but it could be as early as this weekend or early next week.

IF WE GET TO THIS POINT, and only then, these new restrictions will come into effect:

• Personal care businesses (nail salons, hairdressers, etc.) will no longer be allowed to operate
• Family entertainment centers (such as zoos, aquariums, mini golf, museums) will close.
• The capacity of essential businesses like pharmacies and supermarkets will be reduced by 35% to 20%.

If we get to this point, where 85% of intensive care beds are occupied, the mayor said, there will be more state-ordered closures, but “most of those closures have already taken place here in Los Angeles. “.

Garcetti pointed out that all outdoor activities – like walking, hiking, running, biking – are still allowed and encouraged. “I encourage you to go out, to keep your space, to wear a mask, but to take a walk, to ride a bike, to do the things that can help you get through this difficult time. Don’t just stay inside, ”he added.

So that’s your clarification. “It’s that easy,” Garcetti said.

Asked by a reporter if he regretted confusing the public with the city order, Garcetti said he had no regrets and the confusion was a misunderstanding. He said some people thought they said the city banned walking – but that never happened. City orders, he said, have always been almost identical to county orders to avoid confusion.

Going out and staying home are of course contradictory, but we think that when the mayor says “stay home” he really means “stay safe and don’t hang out with people”. Not literally, “lock your doors and don’t leave your house”.

The problem, the mayor explained, is this: cases are increasing. We need to do Something to make people understand that it is still serious. Today, LA County broke another record, “in a bad way,” the mayor said. “Remember, cities can’t open more than the county allows or the state allows.”

Garcetti noted:

“8860 case, a number I can barely believe, this fair a little weeks since would have to have summer unimaginable. Wbefore sure the edge of reach 10,000 case Daily with the Numbers this were seeing this the week.”

The city of Los Angeles has also seen the highest number of cases to date in the pandemic, with 3 756 confirmed positive tests.

“Yes we stay sure this Case path, THE is projected at reach half a million case through the the end of the year, “said the mayor, meaning and a outside of each 20 people in the city will have had the virus.

The positivity rate is 1.14, what Garcetti says is “well above a, meaning this Everybody who is infected is infecting more than a more the person, which is Why case Continue at ascend. we need at to have this number down below a.”

MORE COVID NUMBERS:

• 2,769 people are hospitalized, a 4% increase since yesterday.
• In the past Three weeks, our hospitalizations to have triple.
• 644 patients are in intensive care
• COVID case among Health care workers are up by 71%

MORE UPDATES

• The county adopts a new digital contact tracing program. If your test is positive for COVID-19, you will receive a message from Healthvana and be asked to enter the names and phone numbers of everyone you have been in contact with. These people will instantly and anonymously receive a text message informing them that they have been exposed to the virus and should get tested. “. In the coming weeks, we will allow them to get a free test by mail as well, so they don’t even have to leave their home to see what their status is,” Garcetti added.
• A new county initiative will offer 4000 restaurateurs Once Allowances of $ 800. Those who qualify can apply from Monday at 9 a.m. (the application window lasts until Friday at midnight, and the time you apply should not affect your graduation changes). You can go to coronavirus.la-city.org/serve for applications and more information. The 4000 recipients will be chosen at random by drawing lots.