Updated on December 26, 2020 at 7:36 am
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A smaller-than-usual crowd celebrated Christmas Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Friday morning, with social distancing measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic. Parishioners wore face coverings and stayed at least six feet apart from others, including when taking communion.
Many churchgoers who traditionally attend Christmas services were able to watch Masses live from the downtown cathedral on television, or stream the services on their digital devices.
The Archdiocese previously announced updated guidelines for its indoor religious services according to protocols issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
LA County Hospitals In A Crisis On Christmas Day As Officials Beg People To Stay Home Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) With no relief in sight, hospitals across Los Angeles County are in crisis mode on Christmas Day as the number of coronavirus patients admitted continues to rise at unprecedented rates.
“We’re are the point where our system is being stretched and really, really challenged in a way that it’s never been before,” Dr. Tasha Dixon, the lead family physician at Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center in L.A. County. “We are over capacity at all of our facilities. It’s at the point where we are now having to be creative and shuffle our services, start to cancel those services that may not be as emergent for our patients.”
Outdoor dining decks along Highland Avenue, now controlled by the city, attracted bustling business last Friday. Photo
The City of Manhattan Beach’s attempt to help local restaurants by repurposing outdoor dining decks into city-controlled, public seating has come under direct fire from Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis.
Davis sent a letter to City Manager Bruce Moe that said the city’s repurposing of the dining decks “violates both the letter and the spirit” of the Safer At Home public health order issued by the County on December 9. Davis said the ban on outdoor dining is an essential part of the effort to limit gatherings.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles today announced updated guidelines for indoor religious services according to protocols issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles today announced updated guidelines for indoor religious services according to protocols issued by the Los Angeles Department of Public Health.