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By Joe DePaoloDec 30th, 2020, 9:57 am
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Following public criticism and pleas from local health officials, Hollywood will be largely shut down for the next few weeks.
According to the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), Hollywood is mostly locking down for a while. In a note penned by SAG-AFTRA leaders
Gabrielle Carteris and
David White, the labor union informed its membership of the plan.
“Most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January if not later,” Carteris and White wrote. “This means that the number of our member performers working on sets right now is reduced.”
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Hollywood has been urged to halt movie production to help contain the outbreak of Covid-19 in California as more than 7,000 people - a record number - are hospitalized with the disease in Los Angeles.
In an email sent on December 24, circulated by FilmLA - the county s non-profit film office - the health department encouraged industry contacts to pause work. Although music, TV and film productions are allowed to operate, we ask you to strongly consider pausing work for a few weeks during this catastrophic surge in COVID cases, the email said.
It advised that filmmakers identify and delay higher risk activities, and focus on lower-risk work for now, if at all possible.
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2020 by Ethan Anderton
Over the holiday weekend, the Los Angeles County Health Department requested that film, television, and music productions consider pausing work for a few weeks to avoid increasing the spread of COVID-19 as the pandemic surges again in California. In response, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) has confirmed that most film and television productions are extending their traditional holiday hiatus into mid-January or later.
Gabrielle Carteris and national executive director
David White said:
“We are writing to let you know that we are closely monitoring the recent surge in COVID-19 infections along with the reported lack of intensive care unit (ICU) beds throughout the state of California and particularly in Los Angeles County. This is deeply concerning to us all and we have taken immediate action to connect with our epidemiologists and public health experts regarding