As COVID spreads faster than ever in L.A. County, it has reached malls, too. The vast majority of outbreaks reported at shopping malls during the pandemic were reported in the past four weeks, according to a Times analysis of county data. latimes.com/california/sto…
At the Northridge Fashion Center, 12 J.C. Penney employees recently tested positive for the coronavirus, as did 10 at Kohl’s in the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach and 24 at the Best Buy in the West Hollywood Gateway retail center, which prompted a 6-day closure of the store.
New outbreaks have also been reported at Vans in the Burbank Town Center, Zara at the Glendale Galleria and Forever 21 at the Montebello Town Center.
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The cases don’t necessarily reflect unsafe practices on the part of companies as much as the difficulty of controlling spread when prevalence of the virus is this high, experts say.
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To many, the flare-ups at retail stores and shopping malls exemplify the contradiction of L.A.'s current COVID rules: Stores that sell nonessential goods remain open for in-store browsing, while officials warn that it is dangerous to leave the house unless absolutely necessary.
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