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LA County lifts outdoor mask mandate

LOS ANGELES — As the number of hospitalized coronavirus-positive patients continues to fall, Los Angeles County relaxed its outdoor masking rules Wednesday. The revised guidance allows people to go without face coverings outdoors at K-12 (including transitional kindergarten) schools and child care facilities and in exterior areas of mega events, such as those at the Hollywood Bowl, Dodger ...

LOS ANGELES — As the number of hospitalized coronavirus-positive patients continues to fall, Los Angeles County relaxed its outdoor masking rules Wednesday.

The revised guidance allows people to go without face coverings outdoors at K-12 (including transitional kindergarten) schools and child care facilities and in exterior areas of mega events, such as those at the Hollywood Bowl, Dodger Stadium, SoFi Stadium and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Mask rules at these settings were lifted at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time Wednesday. The county continues to require masks in indoor public spaces.

“With significant improvement in community transmission rates, we’re looking forward to realigning our safety measures while continuing as always to ensure protections for our workers and our most vulnerable residents,” L.A. County

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