STREET BEAT: ‘Should the Coronavirus emergency declaration have ended?’

Dr. Charles Loeb

Dr. Charles Loeb

Los Angeles

“No. I do COVID testing. People are still dying from COVID. It’s a mistake to declare it over because I think the public will do something different … than what the intention is.” 

 

Jason Lee

Jason Lee

North Hollywood

“Yes. I think we have it under control and we have a better understanding of it, but it’s never going to go away.  There’s no way to stop people from catching it.”

 

 

Cynthia Sinclair

Cynthia Singleton

Los Angeles

“It will never be over due to the unfortunate fact that people are misled by things they read and don’t get inoculated.  Until you have total inoculation, you won’t have total eradication.”

 

Dorothy Tate

Dorothy Tate

Carson

“The numbers are down greatly [but] it’s still there. I think we just need to make sure we’re doing what we need to do, so that the numbers don’t go up again.” 

Compiled by Cynthia Gibson at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza.