LOS ANGELES — California is entering the fall with coronavirus in retreat.
Cases have fallen significantly from the height of the omicron wave this spring and summer, and that has allowed government officials to ease both mask rules and recommendations.
But health experts are warning these conditions could change as the weather cools, people head indoors and new variants and subvariants potentially emerge. As the state heads deeper into fall and winter — seasons that previously saw the arrival of the two worst COVID-19 waves to date — officials in Los Angeles County say they can’t rule out the return of mask orders if conditions significantly deteriorate.
