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Masks could return to Los Angeles as COVID surges nationwide

A bus driver wears a mask while picking up passengers along Hill Street Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles county might be imposing a mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A patron wears a mask while waiting for a food order at Grand Central Market Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Mask an unmasked patrons walk along a row of food stands inside Grand Central Station Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) People wear a face mask while waiting at a bus stop along Hill Street Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mask mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) A worker waits for orders at a food stand inside Grand Central Market Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mask-wearing mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Masked patrons wait to order at a food stand inside Grand Central Market Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mask-wearing mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Yousey Kamel, 62, wears a face mask while riding in a Los Angeles Metro train in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health director Barbara Ferrer told county supervisors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) A commuter sits in a Los Angeles Metro train in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health director Barbara Ferrer told county supervisors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Masked and unmasked commuters are seen at a Metro station in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health director Barbara Ferrer told county supervisors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Two commuters ride an escalator as they exit a Metro station in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health director Barbara Ferrer told county supervisors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Two commuters wait for a train to arrive at a Metro station in Los Angeles, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County, the nation's largest by population, is facing a return to a broad indoor mask mandate if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health director Barbara Ferrer told county supervisors Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Nick Barragan wears a mask while running errands in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. Los Angeles County is facing a return to a broad indoor mask requirement if current trends in hospital admissions continue, health officials said. Barragan said he's disappointed that the fast spread of COVID-19 could mean the return of a mandate, but he's used to wearing a mask because it's always been required for his job in film production. (AP Photo/Christopher Weber) Money is exchanged at a food stand while workers wear face masks inside Grand Central Market Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Los Angeles. Los Angeles County might be imposing a mask-wearing mandate on July 29 if COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) FILE - Travelers wait in long lines at a security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Tuesday, July 5, 2022, in Denver. The Fourth of July holiday weekend jammed U.S. airports with the biggest crowds since the pandemic began in 2020. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Masks could return to Los Angeles as COVID surges nationwide