LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Superior Court will end its mask mandate for courthouses beginning April 4, following similar moves in recent weeks by county and state public health officials.
"Since the winter COVID-19 surge peaked in L.A. County in mid-January, [the L.A. County Department of Public Health] indicates that 'case and test positivity rates and hospitalizations have consistently declined,'" Presiding Judge Eric Taylor said in a release. "These benchmarks have guided the court's measured approach during the pandemic."
After the mandate expires, the court will still recommend the use of masks while indoors in accordance with public health guidance and "remain vigilant in monitoring emerging virus threats," Taylor said.
