Enter Email Address Sign Me Up You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. (Los Angeles Times archives)AdvertisementWidespread mask use in L.A. seemed imminent when the Spanish flu hit California in the fall of 1918, Arellano writes. The problem is manifold: There’s a shortage of oxygen itself, because COVID-19 patients need 10 times the amount non-COVID patients require. But we can’t think like that,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis. Consider subscribing to the Los Angeles Times Your support helps us deliver the news that matters most.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 30, 2020 03:22 UTC