L.A. County health services director Dr. Christina Ghaly said that recent images of busy shopping centers worried her. “Though they may seem benign, these actions are extremely high-risk.”Indeed, as COVID spreads faster than ever in L.A. County, it has reached malls, too. Shopping malls and retail stores were closed in the early months of the pandemic, as widespread shutdowns prohibited almost all indoor activities. In-store shopping was restarted in early May, and indoor malls followed in October as COVID-19 spread in L.A. County hit a low point. Half of the outbreaks reported at Target stores in L.A. County during the pandemic were reported in December.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 23, 2020 13:02 UTC