LOS ANGELES—Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, students in Los Angeles County must wear masks outdoors where physical distancing is difficult as they return to school, while staff will be required to wear medical-grade masks, according to the county health department’s guidelines updated Jan. 1.
Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department, released updated health orders for the upcoming school year “in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.”
