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LA County mandates masks at large outdoor events regardless of vaccination status

Los Angeles County will require face masks to attend large outdoor events effective Thursday at 11:59 p.m., regardless of vaccination status. All individuals who attend outdoor events with more than 10,000 attendees must wear masks at all times, except while actively eating or drinking, according to an LA County Department of Public Health order updated Monday. Read more...

Photo: Los Angeles County will require face masks to attend large outdoor events such as music festivals, sporting events and parades beginning Thursday at 11:59 p.m. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)

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Researchers find link between expiring eviction moratoriums, COVID-19 case rates

Expiring eviction moratoriums may have contributed to a rise in COVID-19 case rates and mortality rates in several states in 2020, according to a recent UCLA study. Read more...

Photo: States where eviction moratoriums expired in 2020 saw significant surges in new COVID-19 cases and deaths, according to a recent UCLA study. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)




UCLA researchers to study effects of wastewater spill in Santa Monica Bay

This post was updated Aug. 8 at 9:46 p.m. UCLA researchers tested water for environmental hazards affecting ocean life following a recent sewage spill in the Santa Monica Bay. Read more...

Photo: Seventeen million gallons of untreated sewage spilled from the Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant into Santa Monica Bay in July, prompting the closure of several beaches and some UCLA researchers to take action. (Noah Danesh/Daily Bruin)


Delta variant contributes to rise in COVID-19 cases in LA County

This post was updated Aug. 6 at 3:25 p.m. The rate of new COVID-19 cases is increasing in Los Angeles County, largely because of the spread of the delta variant among unvaccinated populations. Read more...

Photo: LA County experienced a seven-fold increase in new daily COVID-19 cases in the month after California’s June 15 reopening, a trend driven by slowed vaccination progress and the delta variant. (Antonio Martinez/Daily Bruin)


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UCLA Health maintains top ranking in California, improves to third nationwide

This post was updated Aug. 1 at 7:07 p.m. UCLA Health hospitals were ranked as the third best in the country by the U.S. News & World Report, up from being ranked fourth best nationally last year. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Health hospitals ranked first in Los Angeles and California and third nationally, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021-2022 America’s Best Hospitals report. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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