Hollywood studio brings back mask mandate amid spike in COVID cases

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Hollywood studio Lionsgate is returning to mask mandates for many of its employees amid rising COVID-19 cases reported in Los Angeles.

In an internal email obtained by Deadline, response manager for Lionsgate/Starz Sommer McElroy said that employees at its flagship office in Santa Monica will be required to wear a medical grade face covering, such as a surgical mask or a KN95 or N95 mask.

Employees must wear the mask unless they are alone in an office with the door closed, actively eating, actively drinking at their work area, or if they are the only individual present in a large open workspace, according to the emailed memo.

Studio employees must also perform a daily self-screening prior to coming to the office. If the employee is showing symptoms of COVID-19, they are required to stay home and notify McElroy. They must also stay home if they have traveled internationally in the last 10 days.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/hollywood-studio-brings-back-mask-155517499.html

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. But they aren't filming due to the strike...

So this must just be for offices and post production staff.

[jimfields33]

2. Probably no more then 10 percent this will affect

Everyone else is out on strike. I wonder if they mandate the strikers to wear masks. They seem most vulnerable.

[Hestia]

3. Out of 18 people, 5 people on my DH's crew have come down with covid in this backwater town

in the last 2 weeks. Definitely starting to rear it's ugly head again