Close-knit Latino family ties bring coronavirus dangers to traditional gatherings
LOS ANGELES - Reymond Padilla, director of the Whittier Spartans Softball league, has plans to protect himself, his team and his children from COVID-19 that he follows with zealous devotion.
The girls - including his 12-year-old daughter - must wear masks while practicing and playing. They take breaks every 30 minutes to sanitize their hands, even though they stand yards apart. Before agreeing to play games with other teams, he asks for a list of COVID-19 protocols they follow. If their rules don't meet his standards, he cancels the game.
But that line of resistance fades when it comes to family.
His daughter lives in her mother's household, where uncles, nephews and other family are invited for weekend gatherings without wearing masks. Padilla himself made an exception to celebrate the Fourth of July at his sister's Simi Valley home. The 42-year-old warehouse manager and his sister, a Los Angeles Police Department detective, wore
