Even as COVID-19 case numbers surge, Beverly Hills remains the site of protests against public health measures meant to curb the pandemic’s spread. In the face of the protests–and the closure of outdoor dining by the County–the City Council at its Dec. 1 Study Session discussed reconvening the COVID-19 Medical Task Force composed of medical experts to advise the City on its next steps.
“I think we probably should have asked them to convene a bit more, because as the data changes, we may be making different conclusions,” Councilmember Mirisch, who proposed reconvening the task force, told the Courier. “But the one thing that I think has come out of all of this is that masks are indeed among the best and most effective ways that we can prevent the spread of the virus.”
