{"id":222317,"date":"2020-12-07T07:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T07:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=222317"},"modified":"2020-12-08T23:01:38","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T23:01:38","slug":"los-angeless-draconian-new-covid-lockdown-bans-most-walking-and-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=222317","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles\u2019s Draconian New COVID Lockdown Bans Most Walking and Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angus Whitley \u2013 Fortune Magazine Dec 3, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued an order for residents to stay at home, warning that the city is approaching a \u201cdevastating tipping point\u201d in its fight against COVID-19 that would overwhelm the hospital system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must minimize contact with others as much as possible,\u201d Garcetti wrote in the\u00a0order<\/a>\u00a0dated Dec. 2. The steps were needed to avoid risking \u201cneedless suffering and death,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The order, which supersedes one from June, prohibits public and private gatherings of people from more than one household and states that all businesses in the city that require people to work on location must stop operations. Walking, driving, travel on public transport, bikes, motorcycles and scooters are prohibited, other than for those undertaking essential activities.<\/p>\n

There are several exemptions, including for faith-based outdoor services and the homeless. Others that can continue to operate include supermarkets, grocery stores and health-care operations, but that doesn\u2019t cover gyms and similar facilities. Still, activities such as golf, tennis and pickleball are permitted, according to the order.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s safety protocols on social distancing follow those developed by Los Angeles County, Garcetti said. S&P futures turned negative after the order.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles County has the most infections of any county in the U.S., with 408,396 confirmed cases and 7,700 deaths. Nationwide<\/a>, COVID-19 fatalities reached more than 2,700 Wednesday, the deadliest day so far, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n

Anyone over the age of 16 traveling into L.A. must complete an online form upon arrival to acknowledge they\u2019ve read and understood a California travel\u00a0advisory<\/a>. Failure to submit the form is punishable by a fine of\u00a0up to\u00a0$500.<\/p>\n

The Rust Belt, New York and California are likely to drive up the pace of virus-related deaths in coming weeks as the U.S. approaches 300,000 fatalities, based on a forecast from the University of Massachusetts Amherst\u2019s Reich Lab.<\/p>\n

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