Community Corner
Coronavirus Alert #25 – HOO Requires Self-Quarantine For Travelers In County of Los Angeles
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December 30, 2020
On December 30, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LAC DPH) issued a revision to the “Temporary Targeted Safer at Home Health Officer Order for Control of COVID-19”.
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The revision requires persons arriving in the County of Los Angeles from anywhere outside of the Southern California Region*, including returning County of Los Angeles residents, to self-quarantine for 10 days after arrival. Such persons must stay at home or another place of temporary shelter and away from contact with others, including those in one’s household (unless they are also under quarantine), for a period of 10 days.
Quarantine may end after Day 10 if the traveler(s) never had any symptoms and they continue to monitor themselves for COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days after arrival. If such quarantined person develops symptoms of or tests positive for COVID-19 during the quarantine period, they must isolate themselves as required by the Health Officer’s Order for Isolation. For purposes of this Revised Temporary Order, non-essential travel is defined as travel or transportation that is conducted mainly for tourism, recreation, or visitation purposes.
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*The Southern California Region includes the following counties: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
To view the full County Health Order, please see the attached.
Additional information can be found in Appendix W: Mandatory Directive on Travel.
The City of La Canada Flintridge continues to support the directives issued by DPH and encourages all of our residents to comply with the social (physical) distancing measures and the use of face coverings whenever interacting with persons outside of your personal household.
A special e-mail address has been established to respond to concerns or questions from the community regarding the City’s response to the current crisis. Please feel free to e-mail us at covidresponse@lcf.ca.gov and the City will respond to you.
This press release was produced by the City of La Cañada Flintridge. The views expressed are the author's own.