UCLA announced in a campuswide email Thursday that it will reinstate universal indoor masking regulations effective Friday. 
The reinstated guidelines will continue through the end of the quarter on June 15 and could be further extended, according to the announcement.

More than 30 nurses rallied outside Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on Wednesday night to advocate for improved working conditions ahead of impending contract negotiations.
The rally was one of several held across University of California hospitals that day, including UCLA Health’s Westwood location and the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, said Emily Carrera, a registered nurse in the labor and delivery division.

Daily Bruin staffers reminisce on their spring breaks captured on film and disposable cameras.

Los Angeles residents will no longer be required to wear masks indoors – regardless of vaccination status – starting Friday.
The LA County Department of Public Health announced Thursday that it would lift the indoor mask mandate because of lower COVID-19 transmission.

California will shift its pandemic response to manage COVID-19 as a lasting issue, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced at a Feb. 17 press conference.
The new plan intends to keep schools and businesses open while ensuring public safety and reducing pressure on health care systems.

This post was updated Feb. 24 at 5:32 p.m.
Los Angeles County will lift its indoor mask mandate in places requiring vaccine verification beginning Friday. 
Based on declining COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced in a press release Wednesday that fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks indoors, provided businesses verify their vaccination status.

This post was updated Feb. 9 at 11:05 p.m.
UCLA announced the creation of a task force to review the university’s emergency response protocols Monday following threats made to campus last week.

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 6:17 p.m.
Dozens of UCLA students and community members staged a sit-in protest on Monday in front of Chancellor Gene Block’s office in Murphy Hall.

UCLA updated its COVID-19 dashboard Thursday, after more than two weeks of delays in publishing time-sensitive test data.
The website – which tracks the UCLA community’s vaccination rates and confirmed cases on and off campus – only displayed data through Dec.

This post was updated Jan. 23 at 10:53 p.m.
UCLA will return to in-person instruction Jan. 31 in line with previous announcements, according to a campuswide email sent Friday.