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https://www.hangthecensors.com/481534.html (Natural News) A magistrate has struck down Los Angeles County’s prohibition on outdoor dining for lack of scientific evidence justifying the order. In a Dec. 8 decision, LA County Superior Judge James Chalfant overturned the county’s outdoor dining ban, calling it “abuse … unsupported by any findings.” The Nov. 25 order by the
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health mandated that restaurants cease their outdoor operations, following a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases.
In his 73-page assessment, Chalfant remarked that “the Restaurant Closure Order is an abuse of the [
Health Department‘s] emergency powers, is not grounded in science, evidence or logic and … [is] unenforceable as a matter of law. The assessment found that the county failed to perform a required risk-benefit analysis about the restriction.
Los Angeles County on Thursday hit another daily record for COVID-19 deaths, underscoring the increasingly dangerous conditions as another holiday arrives and hospitals struggle to deal with an onslaught of patients.
Local health agencies in L.A. County reported 140 deaths Wednesday, according to an independent Times tally, the most number of fatalities counted in a single day that comes as officials fear Christmas gatherings will cause infections to spread even more. More than 13,000 new coronavirus cases were also reported.
The worsening numbers come as hospitals to divert ambulances and leave patients in the lurch for hours. It is also prompting officials to warn healthcare providers to not send patients to the emergency room unless absolutely necessary.