The film industry in Los Angeles has returned to the requirement to wear masks indoors after county officials reported an increase in coronavirus cases leading to hospitals.
“As the number of new hospitals reaches more than 8 per 100,000 population per week, they will continue to implement a host of other safety measures in addition to internal mask requirements,” Los Angeles Public Health Officer Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday. Variation.
Industry agreement with their union states that movies and television shows must revert to wearing masks if eight or more of every 100,000 Los Angeles County residents are hospitalized for COVID.
Los Angeles officials said the hospital rate rose to 8.1 this week.
The Film Industry Agreement was first made in May and will expire on July 15.
“This industry has worked closely with business partners to implement Covid safety measures that keep all workers safe while important work continues,” Ferrer said, praising the industry. “We applaud them, along with many other businesses that are using the many tools available to keep employees safe.”
Film and TV producers were informed this week that the re-cloaking policy will take effect immediately.
Hollywood made a deal with unions in February to switch to mandatory vaccinations and booster vaccinations. All workers in the film and television industry have been told that they must take the jab as a condition of being hired.
However, reports this month showed that the rate of COVID in nearby Alameda County was roughly the same as in neighboring counties, despite restoration of masks this month and equivalent mask shortages elsewhere. The data appear to have cast serious doubts on the effectiveness of masks as a preventative measure.
San Francisco Chronicle He cited California Department of Public Health data showing infection rates in Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and San Francisco, as well as Alameda County, and found that the Alameda mask requirement had little or no impact on infection rates.
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Source: Breitbart
