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Pasadena, Long Beach Health Officials Say No To Indoor Mask Mandate Proposal
Health officials in Long Beach and Pasadena said there would not be enforcement of a mask mandate if it were to come back.
July 27, 2022
Los Angeles County's health director said Tuesday COVID-19 case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths continue to show signs of stabilizing locally, which means the county might pause plans to reimpose a universal indoor mask-wearing mandate later this week.
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Tuesday evening the City of Long Beach and Pasadena, which both have health departments separate from the LA County Department of Health, said there would not be enforcement of a mask mandate if it were to come back.
"Pasadena Public Health Department has determined that jurisdictional COVID-19 confirmed case rates have declined for about 10 days, and local hospitalization metrics have not continued to increase during that time," health officials from Pasadena released in a statement. "The City of Pasadena health officer will not be issuing a general indoor mask mandate at this time."
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