The mayor of Los Angeles has sAId the city will be authorised to shut off water and power to properties where large parties and gatherings are held despite restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The order targets repeat offenders who have hosted large gatherings several times during the pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday.
市长埃里克·加希提周三(8月5日)表示,该命令针对的是那些在疫情期间多次举办大型聚会的“惯犯”。
It's meant to deter them from hosting parties or events in the future, during a period of the pandemic when California continues to lead the country in coronavirus cases.
Starting this Friday, if the Los Angeles Police Department responds and confirms that a large gathering is taking place at a property, they'll give notice and request that the city's Department of Water and Power shuts off service to that property within the next two days.
"This enforcement is not focused on small and ordinary gatherings in people's homes. These are focused on the people determined to break the rules, posing significant public dangers and a threat to all of us," Garcetti said during a Covid-19 news conference.
Garcetti called the parties "super-spreader events," attended by "super-spreader people."
加希提称这些派对为“超级传播者”参加的“超级传播活动”。
California is the worst-affected US state with over 532,000 Covid-19 cases.
加州是美国受新冠疫情影响最严重的州,新冠肺炎确诊病例超过53.2万例。
State authorities have also reported 9,872 deaths resulting from coronavirus.
据加州当局的数据,该州新冠肺炎死亡病例有9872例。
Los Angeles county continues to report the highest number of infections in the state - 197,912 as of Wednesday.
洛杉矶县报告的感染病例数仍然是全州最高的,截至周三(8月5日),这一数字为19万7912例。
Partying has become a problem in Los Angeles, where cases have surged in the weeks since California reopened. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in late July that coronavirus was on track to become the second-leading cause of death in Los Angeles County, after heart disease.
Last month California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered an immediate halt to indoor activities at restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.
上个月,加州州长加文·纽瑟姆下令立即停止餐馆、酒吧和娱乐场所的室内活动。
But Los Angeles authorities have reported a string of house parties thrown during the pandemic. Earlier this week, a woman was fatally shot at a party in the city's Beverly Crest neighbourhood, where around 200 people had attended.
Mayor Garcetti told reporters that parties are often taking place at homes that are vacant or used for short-term rentals.
加希提市长对记者说,派对通常在空置或用于短期租赁的房屋中举行。
"The consequences of these large parties ripple far beyond these parties," he said. "They ripple throughout our entire community because the virus can quickly and easily spread."