California bans public hearing, removes public property in an attempt to fight COVID

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The city of Manhattan Beach, California, is really concerned about a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.

In fact, the city’s parents are so worried that they have issued a new edict for their subjects: do not sit on public property

That’s right: residents will no longer be allowed to use the city’s seats on public land – officials had all seats removed this weekend, the New York Post reported Sunday night.

What are you doing?

The coastal city, located about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and inside LA County, has seen the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 nearly double in the past two months.

According to Manhattan Beach Twitter feed, the city had 425 cases on November 1. As of last Saturday, the city had 821 cases. And the daily number of new cases set records on December 31 (21 cases) and January 1 (26 cases).

So city officials decided it was time to take action. The action came in the form of a ban on sitting.


Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City

As of 10 pm on Sunday evening, all outdoor places on public property were closed to the public. Tables and chairs have been removed until further notice.


Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City

Mayor Suzanne Hadley said in a Twitter statement in the city that people should stay home – except to go to work, pick up “essentials” or get moving.

There was no word in town about where people outside the exercise could sit and rest if they needed a break.

But officials who helped paralyze local businesses with their restrictions quickly encouraged citizens – who were simultaneously told to stay home – to go out and support “our local businesses that offer pick-up, curbside, take-out and delivery services. ”

More from the mayor:

We must continue to respond to the ever-changing dynamics of this pandemic. We ask residents to stay home, if possible, and go mainly to work and essentials or to exercise outdoors.

This recent rise in the virus is significant, despite the good news last month that Manhattan Beach firefighters received some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations. Although public seating areas will be temporarily closed, please continue to support our local companies that provide pick-up, curbside, delivery and delivery services.


Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City

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