Indoor dining still risky and
eating outside is safer, officials
warn as L.A. restaurants reopen
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/12/2021 8:21:11 PM
Even with indoor dining returning in many parts of Southern California, officials are urging caution because of the ongoing COVID-19 risk. Dr. Muntu Davis, the Los Angeles County health officer, cautioned that eating in a restaurant’s indoor dining room is still risky. If eating at a restaurant, dining outdoors remains safer, he said Friday. “People are susceptible to this virus. There are variants that are circulating in our county,” Davis said. “Many of those can be more easily transmitted, and some may be causing more severe disease.” The risk of dining indoors at restaurants is one reason why L.A. County
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Indoor dining still risky and
eating outside is safer, officials
warn as L.A. restaurants reopen 10 replies
eating outside is safer, officials
warn as L.A. restaurants reopen 10 replies
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CA Dept of Ed voting on curriculum that
would encourage students to chant to
Aztec god of sacrifice 26 replies
would encourage students to chant to
Aztec god of sacrifice 26 replies
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