The city of Manhattan Beach, California, is very concerned about the recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
In fact, city fathers are so concerned that they had issued a new edict to their subjects: No meeting on public property.
That’s right: residents will no longer be allowed to use the city’s seats on land owned – officials had all the seats removed over the weekend, the New York Post reported Sunday night.
What are they doing?
The coastal city, about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles and within LA County, has nearly doubled its number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past two months.
According to Manhattan Beach Twitter feed, the city had 425 cases on November 1. As of last Saturday, the city had 821 cases. And the daily number of new cases reached record highs on December 31 (21 cases) and January 1 (26 cases).
Therefore, city officials have decided that it is time to take action. That action comes in the form of a sedentary ban.
Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City
On Sunday evening at 22:00 all outdoor seating on public property was closed to the public. The tables and chairs were removed until further notice.
Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City
Mayor Suzanne Hadley said in the city’s tweeted statement that people should stay home – in addition to going to work, picking up “necessities” or exercising.
There was no word from the city about where people exercise outside, maybe would sit and rest if they needed a break.
But officials who helped paralyze local businesses with their restrictions were quick to encourage citizens – for whom they were told to stay home at the same time – to run our local businesses that offer pick-up, patio, pick-up and drop-off services. to support. . ”
More from the mayor:
We must continue to respond to the ever-changing dynamics of this pandemic. We ask residents to, if possible, stay home and go mainly for work and necessities, or to exercise outside.
This recent increase in the virus is significant, despite the good news last month that our firefighters in Manhattan Beach received some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations. Although public seating areas will be temporarily closed, please support our local businesses that offer pick-up, patio, take-out and delivery services.
Image source: Twitter / Manhattan Beach City
As the number of new COVID-19 cases in MB and throughout the province continues to increase, the city is closing out … https://t.co/uK7MMY7oBL
– Manhattan Beach City (@ Manhattan Beach City)1609641935.0
(H / T: HotAir)