LA Sheriff Withdraws From County’s COVID Test Program Citing Ties to CCP

Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department with the Homeless Outreach Services Team (HOST) patrol Malibu Canyon to assist homeless individuals on Sept. 24, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles County sheriff has withdrawn his department from the county’s COVID-19 testing program citing concerns over the test company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Sheriff Alex Villanueva informed county supervisors of his decision to withdraw from the program in a letter on Nov. 29.