California has escaped the national surge in coronavirus cases. But new dangers lie ahead

California has escaped the national surge in coronavirus cases. But new dangers lie ahead

Dr. Shruti Gohil, associate medical director of epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine, said she’s noticed at her local school in Orange County, where classrooms have reopened, there was initially lots of discussion about not wanting to make masks mandatory for schoolchildren. But masking seems to be more widely accepted now. “The teachers, for example, say: ‘Boy, the kids just did great. They just came in and wore their masks all day long,’ ” Gohil said. “That shift in the culture, it takes time.” [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.]