Los Angeles Public Health Department Urges Film Industry To Consider Pausing Production
Officials with the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (LADPH) has urged the county’s film industry to exercise caution and “consider pausing production” due to surges in COVID-19 cases.
According to FilmLA, a nonprofit that handles film permits for the county, the LADPH contacted the county’s film industry contacts by email to remind filmmakers of the increasing number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as well as both existing and new safety guidelines.
While officials have not announced the closure of filming production, it did encourage filmmakers to consider pausing production for the next few weeks, stating that “although music, TV and film productions are allowed to operate, we ask you to strongly consider pausing work for a few weeks during this catastrophic surge in COVID cases.”