{"id":2008053,"date":"2023-08-22T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lionsgate-film-studio-reinstates-mask-mandates-effective-immediately-until-further-notice\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T12:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:26:02","slug":"lionsgate-film-studio-reinstates-mask-mandates-effective-immediately-until-further-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lionsgate-film-studio-reinstates-mask-mandates-effective-immediately-until-further-notice\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionsgate Film Studio brings back mask mandates &#8216;immediately&#8217; and &#8216;until further notice&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flionsgate-film-studio-reinstates-mask-mandates-effective-immediately-until-further-notice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008053&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Lionsgate Reinstates Mask Mandates in Santa Monica Offices<\/h2>\n<p>The renowned Lionsgate film studio has\u2062 made the decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-prof-cries-over-lack-of-mask-mandate-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-personal-choice-in-a-pandemic\/\" title=\"Liberal Prof Cries Over Lack Of Mask Mandate: \u2018There Is No Such Thing As A Personal Choice In A Pandemic\u2019\">reinstate mask mandates<\/a> in certain areas of its Santa Monica, California offices. This move comes as a response to the\u200d ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The response manager for \u200bLionsgate\/Starz, Sommer McElroy, stated \u2062that the\u2062 masking policy would be immediately implemented and will remain in effect until further notice. According to Deadline, nearly half of the company&#8217;s employees \u2064work\u200b at their flagship office located at 2700 Colorado Avenue. The \u200dpolicy\u2063 will \u2062specifically apply to\u2063 the 3rd and 5th floors of the five-story building.<\/p>\n<p>McElroy outlined the requirements, stating, &#8220;Employees must wear a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lionsgate-film-studio-reinstates-mask-mandates-effective-immediately-until-further-notice\/\" title=\"Lionsgate Film Studio brings back mask mandates 'immediately' and 'until further notice'.\">medical-grade face covering<\/a>\u2064 (surgical mask, KN95, or N95)\u200c when indoors, except when alone in a closed office, actively eating or drinking at their desk, or if they are the only individual \u200dpresent in \u200da \u2062large open workspace.&#8221;\u200b These guidelines were reported by Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u200b the mask mandate, Lionsgate\u2063 has also implemented a building entry policy. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-mayor-spent-30k-in-taxpayer-funds-to-fly-first-class\/\" title=\"New Orleans Mayor Spent k in Taxpayer Funds to Fly First Class\">policy requires employees<\/a> to perform a daily self-screening before coming to the office and to notify the company of\u200d any new \u2063or worsening symptoms or recent international \u200btravel within the last 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>The company will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/attorney-general-merrick-garland-tests-positive-for-covid-19-following-meeting-with-fbi-director\/\" title=\"Attorney General Merrick Garland Tests Positive For COVID-19 Following Meeting With FBI Director\">conduct contact tracing<\/a> and notify individuals who have been in\u200d close contact with employees who have tested positive \u2064for COVID-19. Lionsgate will provide \u200dsurgical masks and\u200d KN95s at the\u2063 front desk, and N95 masks\u200d will be available upon request.<\/p>\n<p>This decision by Lionsgate aligns with the growing concern \u200bover the EG.5 variant of COVID-19 in the United States. While there have been conflicting \u200bstudies on the \u2063effectiveness of mask mandates, the studio has taken this precautionary measure to prioritize the \u200dhealth and \u200csafety of its employees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Conflicting Studies on Mask Mandates<\/h3>\n<p>There have \u200dbeen debates surrounding the\u2062 effectiveness of mask mandates in curbing the spread of COVID-19. A study conducted by\u200b the \u2063University\u2063 of Louisville in 2021, using \u2064data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,\u200d found that although 80% of US states implemented mask mandates \u2064during the pandemic, these mandates did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-finds-face-masks-didnt-slow-spread-of-covid-19\/\" title=\"Study Finds Face Masks Didn\u2019t Slow Spread Of Covid-19\">predict lower growth rates<\/a> of \u2063the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers concluded \u200cthat there is no association between mask mandates\u200b and lower transmission\u2062 rates of SARS-CoV-2 among US states. The study stated, &#8220;Our findings do not\u2062 support the hypothesis that\u2063 SARS-CoV-2 transmission rates decrease with greater public mask use.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lionsgate film studio in Santa Monica, California reinstated mask mandates in its offices. Sommer McElroy, Lionsgate\/Starz response manager, stated the policy would be in effect immediately and until further notice. Deadline mentioned that nearly half of the company&#8217;s workforce operates from these offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2008054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}