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This story was updated 7:03 p.m. March 16 to reflect the response from the City of Glendora representative, Greg Morton.
At 2:30 p.m. on March 16 the Department of Public Health for the County of Los Angeles issued a detailed list of cities where confirmed cases of COVID-19 have occurred.
The City of Glendora was on that list with at least one confirmed case of the viral disease appearing.
Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, one of the two main hospitals in the city said they would be returning the call with further details of what measures the hospital would be taking to alleviate the spread.
As of March 13, the Glendora Unified School District announced that they will be closing all schools within the district for the foreseeable future. They hope to return the students to class by Monday, April 6.
The Clarion was referred to the city manager’s office who was not able to answer the call on March 6.
Greg Morton the city representative and the digital media specialist for the City of Glendora returned the call and said that the city is having ongoing discussion about the ongoing situation in the city.
“Last week we announced that the city was closing a number of facilities around town at least until April 13,” Morton said in regards to what current measures the city was taking in order to prevent the further spread of the disease.
Morton also explained that the city of Glendora expects all restaurants to be following the guidelines set out by the county and health representatives.
These guidelines entail all restaurants should be closed and only takeout should be offered. If restaurants remain open tables should be at least 6 feet apart.
These guidelines were also further pushed and reinforced when Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, ordered that all gyms, bars, movie theaters and night clubs be closed until the end of March.
These measures are expected to be enacted by most cities.
