A Covid-19 control site at Los Angeles Union Station, which is scheduled to close on December 1 for the filming of the film “It’s All That,” will remain open after the city’s mayor, Eric Garcetti, intervened in the wake of the public outing. decision.
The film, which is a new version of the 1999 romantic comedy “She’s All That” and stars TikTok star Addison Rae, was allowed to film on and off the station on Tuesday with about 170 cast and team members present.
Garcetti’s resolution comes after a homeless advocacy organization called “Ktown for All” shared an email that a local resident had won informing them that his verification appointment on Tuesday at Union Station had been cancelled due to filming, prompting a public outpose.
FilmLA, the organization that coordinates the filming of tickets in the city, told the media that it was not aware that there was a virus testing site operating on the site and that they had nothing to do with the resolution to close the tests on the site.
The company operating the Union Station verification site responded to the Ktown for All tweet that still has more than 3,000 appointments by Tuesday and that those who already have an appointment can be reviewed on one of their verification sites.
“KTown for All” told the New York Times that the planned disruption of verification showed that the city had its priorities out of place at a time when hospitalizations due to the virus were increasing. A spokesman for the organization added: “This is one of Covid’s only control center in the city of Los Angeles that is available through public transportation. It’s THE one we’re constantly fighting.
5,150. This is the total number of new Covid-19 cases reported by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Monday. The branch noted that lately the county has 2,185 patients hospitalized for the disease, which is a record.
Announcing the reversal, Garcetti tweeted, “The 504 angels who were to be evaluated there can stop at the kiosk as planned or at one of the other 14 sites in the city, where we will be offering 38,000 consistent tests per day. “
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