The declaration creates a mechanism for officials to ask for mutual aid from county, state and federal partners in the event that resources are exhausted, county health officer Nichole Quick said. Like in Orange County, San Francisco Mayor London Breed said the action is a precaution. My office is working closely with federal, state and county agencies to monitor the situation,” Garcetti said in a statement to The Times. Los Angeles County officials are discussing whether to declare a public health emergency, officials say. “Upon admission, our team asked public health officials if this case could be COVID-19 .

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2020 17:31 UTC