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Mayor Garcetti announces water and power will be shut off for nonessential L.A. businesses ... [View all]
Mayor Garcetti announces water and power will be shut off for nonessential L.A. businesses that don’t close
by: Sareen Habeshian, Mary Beth McDade
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 / 05:08 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 24, 2020 / 10:38 PM PDT
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti opened his daily briefing Tuesday recognizing what may have been the first teenage COVID-19 death in L.A. County and went on to announce actions against nonessential businesses that don't close and a new portal for recruiting medics.
He reminded young people that the virus can hit them too, urging them to stay at home and practice social distancing.
"Your behavior can save a life and take a life," Garcetti said. "And that life could be yours.”
The mayor addressed President Trump's remarks from earlier Tuesday about having the nation "opened up and just raring to go by Easter." Garcetti said he didn't think L.A. would be back to normal "in that short time."
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by: Sareen Habeshian, Mary Beth McDade
Posted: Mar 24, 2020 / 05:08 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 24, 2020 / 10:38 PM PDT
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti opened his daily briefing Tuesday recognizing what may have been the first teenage COVID-19 death in L.A. County and went on to announce actions against nonessential businesses that don't close and a new portal for recruiting medics.
He reminded young people that the virus can hit them too, urging them to stay at home and practice social distancing.
"Your behavior can save a life and take a life," Garcetti said. "And that life could be yours.”
The mayor addressed President Trump's remarks from earlier Tuesday about having the nation "opened up and just raring to go by Easter." Garcetti said he didn't think L.A. would be back to normal "in that short time."
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