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Officials Warn That LA County's Stay-At-Home Order Could Drag On Through July Or August

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It looks like this summer is going to be a real drag for anyone living in Los Angeles County, as the stay-at-home order is likely to continue on throughout the entire summer according to officials. This is no doubt going to anger quite a few citizens, particularly those who own businesses as the coronavirus continues to ravage the economy and threatens their livelihood.

County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer noted that the order will be extended completely through July or August. Yikes.

You have to wonder, at this point, how many folks are going to get fed up with this stuff and end up moving away from the area temporarily or possibly permanently, in order to go to a state where they can be free to work and provide for their families?

Here’s more from Fox News:

“Our hope is that by using the data we’d be able to slowly lift registrations over the next three months,” she said. “But without widely available therapeutic testing for the coronavirus or rapid at-home testing versions that would allow people to test themselves daily, it seems unlikely that restrictions would be completely eased.”

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The county’s stay-at-home order was extended last month through May 15. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state is giving counties the authority to loosen restrictions, like allowing shopping malls to reopen with curbside pickup.

Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the U.S., already has eased some restrictions by allowing golf courses, car dealerships and some retail shops to resume operations with certain rules in place, according to the newspaper. Hiking trails and beaches will reopen Wednesday with social distancing measures.

However, you won’t be allowed to sit or lie down on the sand and face masks will be required. What’s the point of being on the beach if you can’t sit or lie down on the sand?

What is truly terrifying in the county’s response to this crisis comes from Mayor Eric Garcetti.

“We’re not moving past COVID-19, we’re learning to live with it — and we will keep taking measured steps toward a new, safer reality in the days and weeks ahead,” Garcetti said.

The problem with this statement isn’t the “learning to live with it” part. It’s the “taking measured steps toward a new, safer reality” bit. What, exactly, does that mean? Are they seriously considering implementing some of these measures on a permanent basis? That sort of seems like what they are getting at.

Will hugs and parties forever be banned in LA? Isn’t that the whole reason people live there? The night life and all of that?

This is getting crazy, folks. Plain crazy.

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