LA shuts restaurants; Europe lockdowns to ease
The Philippine Star|November 26, 2020
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles is due to come into force today as officials warned Americans to stay at home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eyed looser lockdowns over the festive season.
LA shuts restaurants; Europe lockdowns to ease

The three-week order in America’s second-biggest city will begin as California faces record COVID-19 cases, and its health secretary urges people to avoid large family gatherings.

“It’s as important to say not even when it comes to the closest people in our family,” Dr. Mark Ghaly said Tuesday, adding he had barred his own mother from his planned celebration.

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