Los Angeles County Officials Announce Three Week Stay-at-Home Order

Los Angeles County announced Friday a temporary stay at home order effective Monday that urges residents to avoid being with people not in their household.

“The temporary order will be in place for three weeks through Dec. 20 and will allow essential and emergency workers, and those securing or providing essential and permitted services, to leave their homes,” KTLA reported.

On Twitter Friday, the county said coronavirus cases remain at “alarming levels” and the number of those hospitalized continues to increase:

In a press release, public health officials advised residents to stay home as much as possible and wear a mask when they are outside and around other people:

Additionally, it is very important that if you are even mildly sick or think you were exposed to someone with COVID-19 that you stay home and away from other people, especially those at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 and consider being tested for COVID-19.

To date, Public Health identified 387,793 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 7,604 deaths. Testing results are available for more than 3,681,714 individuals with 10% of all people testing positive.

“Today, Public Health has confirmed 24 new deaths and 4,544 new cases of COVID-19. Currently, the five-day average of new cases is 4,751,” the release continued.

Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health, said, due to the recent surge in coronavirus cases, “We must take additional safety measures to reduce the risk of illness and death from this terrible virus and protect our healthcare system.”

“Acting with collective urgency right now is essential if we want to put a stop to this surge. Please remain home as much as possible and do not gather with others not in your household for the next three weeks,” she concluded.

The announcement comes two days after county officials banned outdoor dining, the KTLA report said.

https://www.breitbart.com/health/2020/11/27/los-angeles-county-officials-announce-three-week-stay-at-home-order/

Trump Warns Supporters Against Boycotting Georgia Senate Runoff

The runoff in Georgia, to be held on 5 January 2021, will be crucial in deciding which party exactly - Democrats or Republicans - will control the Senate for the next four years.

US President Donald Trump has called on Georgians to cast a ballot at the upcoming runoff to support Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler running for the Senate.

The president was replying to a Newsmax article suggesting that citizens could boycott the runoff on 5 January over anger and dissatisfaction with the presidential elections, which Trump says was "rigged" by Democrats to put their candidate Joe Biden ahead.

Trump reiterated that this year's presidential race was "fraudulent" and warned that boycotting the runoff in Georgia would end up helping the Democratic Party.

"No, the 2020 Election was a total scam, we won by a lot (and will hopefully turn over the fraudulent result), but we must get out and help David and Kelly, two GREAT people", Trump wrote. Otherwise we are playing right into the hands of some very sick people. I will be in Georgia on Saturday!

On Monday, as speculation emerged about the possible boycott, Donald Trump Jr campaigned for Perdue and Loeffler - strong supporters of President Trump, urging Georgians to ignore the calls.

Trump has so far refused to concede to Biden, pledging to continue his legal battle for a legitimate election outcome. At the same time, Trump said he would vacate the White House if the Electoral College certifies Biden as the winner in this election.

If Trump indeed is voted out, maintaining the majority in the Senate would be of critical importance for the Republicans.

https://sputniknews.com/us/202011281081299890-trump-warns-supporters-against-boycotting-georgia-senate-runoff/