coordinated response to COVID 19

Garcetti Says Trick-or-Treating Discouraged This Year But Not Banned

ERIC HEINZ, City News ServiceOctober 16, 2020

Mayor Eric Garcetti said today people should not participate in traditional Halloween trick-or-treating amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but didn’t issue a ban on it.
“Halloween gatherings, events or parties with people outside your household are not (permitted),” Garcetti said during his COVID-19 update from City Hall.
“Even if they happen outdoors, carnivals, festivals, live entertainment and haunted house attractions are not allowed either. Door-to- door trick-or-treating is not recommended as it makes social distancing nearly impossible.”

Julianne Malveaux

Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics

Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire ContributorSeptember 24, 2020

Forty-five fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus. First, he said it was going to go away, and that it was no more severe than the flu. Then he suggested a drug, hydroxychloroquine, that has proven to be ineffective. Then he “jokingly” suggested Lysol or bleach to cure the virus.