Face coverings still required for trio of museums in Exposition Park

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Most COVID-19 restrictions were lifted today across California, but face coverings will still be required for people visiting a trio of museums in Exposition Park.

The California African American Museum, California Science Center and Natural History Museum will still require masks, regardless of visitors' vaccination status. State rules allow businesses and entertainment venues to decide on mask-wearing policies.

"The health and safety of our visitors and staff remains our number one priority," according to a joint statement from the museums. "While Los Angeles is moving closer to community immunity, we cannot forget our vulnerable populations, including our youngest visitors -- those 11 and under -- who are not yet eligible to receive the vaccine.

"It is important to us not only to help keep our community safe, but to help ensure that parents feel safe bringing their children to our museums. For this reason, we join together in continuing to require all visitors ages 2 and up -- vaccinated or not -- wear masks at all times when indoors."

Featured Image Photo Credit: A drone aerial view shows the NASA Los Angeles County Historical and Art Museum building at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County at Exposition Park as Los Angeles County allows more businesses and facilities to reopen today, despite rising COVID-19 infections and deaths on June 12, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. After reporting the countys largest single-day jump in coronavirus cases, health officials are warning that the countys transmission rate of the disease could overwhelm intensive-care units in the next two to four weeks if the increase isn't reversed. Newly allowed reopenings include gyms and fitness facilities, spectator-free sports venues, day camps, museums, galleries, zoos, aquariums, campgrounds, RV parks, outdoor recreational areas including swimming pools, music, film and television production and hotels for leisure travel. The county's death toll is currently more than 2,800 with the total number of cases nearing 69,000. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)