Los Angeles Sheriff Alex Villanueva says mask use is not supported by science

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Almost 2, 000 new cases of coronavirus were reported this Friday in Los County Angels to continue the recent negative trend in the fight against coronavirus, but Sheriff Alex Villanueva , in another demonstration of rebellion with the authorities and poor public example, said that he will not comply with the new mandate to use the facial mask that takes effect one minute before Sunday.

Los Angeles health authorities, following a series of consecutive days with many new cases of COVID – 17, they said Thursday that the face mask returns for everyone indoors , a provision that leads many Angelenos to believe that the county could close business to the public again if figures continue to rise.

Villanuev a, with a history of rebellion during the pandemic and constant complaints about the resources available to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, falsely claimed that the use of The mask is unscientific and contradicts federal public health guidelines :

“Force vaccinated people and those who have already had COVID – 19 to wearing a mask indoors is not supported by science and contradicts the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ”Villanueva said in a statement .

“The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has the authority to enforce the order, but the underfunded and underfunded Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department will not expand our limited resources and instead garner of that will request compliance voluntarily “, he added.