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L.A. coronavirus restrictions on beaches, hiking trails – Los Angeles Times, Latimes.com

L.A. coronavirus restrictions on beaches, hiking trails – Los Angeles Times, Latimes.com
             

The city of Los Angeles city and other civic agencies announced new restrictions on movements due to the coronavirus.

They took the actions amid concerns over people continuing to jam trails, beaches and parks despite orders to stay home when possible and to practice social distancing.

Closures and bans

• Los Angeles city golf courses are closed.

• Parking lots at Venice Beach are closed as are all beach parking lots in Santa Monica.

• Organized group sports at Los Angeles city parks are banned.

• LA County Sheriff Alex Villaneuva closed beach parking lots hroughout Malibu’s miles of coast. Among the parking lots shut: Topanga, Surfrider, Corral Canyon, Point Dume Zuma El Matador, La Piedra, Nicolas Canyon, Leo Carrillo.

• The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority said it was closing all of its parks and trails , including parkland owned by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy. Access roads and parking lots also will be closed.

• Long Beach announced Sunday it was closing basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball courts, dog parks, playgrounds, skate parks, picnic areas and banning group exercise in parks.

• San Diego closed parking lots at city parks and beaches.

• Marin County closed all its parks, including such iconic locations as Point Reyes National Seashore, Mount Tamalpais State Park, Muir Woods National Monument, and Point Bonita Lighthouse.

On Saturday, the Los Angeles County health officer issued a stronger so-called safer-at-home order .

The new county order largely matched the stronger issued for the city of Los Angeles by Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday night, just moments before the statewide order was announced.

Here’s what the latest Los Angeles County order does:

All businesses ordered shut, with exceptions

All businesses have been ordered to cease in-person operations and close to the public. There are exceptions for essential businesses, which are detailed below.

This new order is much stronger than the one issued just two nights earlier.

The county order issued Thursday night ordered only retail businesses that were not considered essential to shut.

As a result, the new order will require more businesses to close their physical premises – specifically, nonessential businesses that are not retail stores. People can still work from home.

All gatherings are banned

All public and private gatherings are prohibited anywhere within the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which, the order said, includes all unincorporated areas and cities in the county except Long Beach and Pasadena. Those cities have their own health departments and have issued their own orders.

Previously, only gatherings of or more people were banned.

Nail and hair salons are ordered shut

On Thursday night, Los Angeles County had classified personal grooming services as an essential retail business exempt from an earlier order to close nonessential stores. On Saturday night, the county clarified that personal grooming services “are nonessential services that are closed.”

Long Beach on Friday also ordered shut personal grooming services, including hair salons, barbershops, nail salons, waxing services and spas.

Golf courses ordered shut

On Saturday morning, golfers took refuge in golf courses around the county. By Saturday night, the county said in a statement that golf courses are ordered closed.

Indoor malls and shopping centers must shut.

Essential businesses in outdoor malls and shopping centers can remain open.

How essential businesses must operate

Essential businesses need to take the following precautions:

(Require customers, visitors and workers to be separated by 6 feet, to the extent feasible

    • Provide hand sanitizer with at least % alcohol or hand-washing facilities with soap and water
  • (a Post a sign at the entrance instructing people to go away if they have symptoms of illness, such as having a fever or cough

        
                                                

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