With coronavirus again surging across California, officials are faced with a narrowing number of options to slow the spread.
Weekly coronavirus cases have doubled in the last month around the state, and Los Angeles County recorded more than 6,800 cases over the weekend, an alarming spike that has officials talking about more restrictions.
The most immediate concern is the Thanksgiving holiday, which officials fear could spread the illness further if people take part in gatherings. But beyond that, officials are trying to balance the necessity of combating this latest spike with their desire to minimize further closures of businesses — already devastated by the pandemic — or to slow their reopening.
Here is a look at what officials are doing, and what's coming:
California officials are urging those who head out of state to self-quarantine for 14 days when they return.
One idea Los Angeles County officials have discussed is a curfew of some type designed to limit the time businesses are open and people are "mingling."
Los Angeles County is examining other options as well.
Among them: reducing occupancy levels at sites where people are indoors; dedicating more resources to ensuring businesses follow public health orders; and encouraging certain safety measures, such as telling everyone who can work from home to go back to doing so
Los Angeles County recorded more than 6,800 cases over the weekend,
Cases or tests that were positive?? Big difference.