The remarks by Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer, reported by the Los Angeles Times, came as other major US cities and states begin to ease the sweeping restrictions imposed weeks ago in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. "I think, quite simply, she's saying that we're not going to fully reopen Los Angeles and probably anywhere in America, without any protections or any health orders in the next three months. I think we know it's going to be even longer than three months," Garcetti said. State health statistics show that the number of daily COVID-19 fatalities and new cases have risen in Los Angeles County since March. But his latest plan for restarting the world's fifth-largest economy still does not allow nail salons, tattoo parlours or gyms.

Source: bd News24 May 13, 2020 02:26 UTC