Wearing a mask could go from a sign of caution to vulnerability as California reopens
Students walk onto campus for prom wearing masks on May 21 in Lynwood.
(Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)
SAN FRANCISCO
With California’s full economic reopening days away, there remains one question that has not been fully resolved in the minds of many eager to get back to normal life: To mask, or not to mask?
Beginning Tuesday, most of California’s mask rules imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic covering customers’ trips to the store, the gym and restaurants will disappear for those who are vaccinated.
Southern California Edison announced its helicopters and drones would be flying around the Santa Clarita Valley over the next few weeks, as crews work to conduct aerial inspections.
On Thursday, Los Angeles County Public Health officials confirmed nine new deaths and 228 new cases of COVID-19 countywide, with 27,971 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.