Los Angeles County --the biggest county in the US -- is now under a stay-at-home order - msnNOW

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All public and private gatherings with anyone outside a single household are now banned in Los Angeles County, as most of the country grapples with an unprecedented surge of Covid-19.

© ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images A man carries a package of take-out food as he walks past temporary outdoor restaurant seating November 23, 2020 in Burbank, California. - Starting November 24 Los Angeles County will suspend outdoor dining for restaurants in hopes of slowing an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases. The measure has sparked a backlash from eateries and some county officials, who worry about the devastating economic toll. Los Angeles County recorded its highest one-day total for COVID-19 cases on November 23 since the pandemic began. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

The ban will last three weeks, starting Monday and ending December 20.

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All 10 million residents are asked to stay home as much as possible and wear face masks when outside -- even when exercising at the beach and parks, said the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, which issued the order last week.

All playgrounds and cardrooms will be closed, but beaches, trails and parks will remain open to groups who live in the same household.

The order also reduces the maximum occupancy for essential businesses to 35%, and for non-essential businesses, personal care services, and libraries to 20%.

Businesses operating outdoors, including fitness centers, zoos, botanical gardens and batting cages, are reduced to a maximum of 50% capacity.

The order exempts outdoor church services and protests, which are constitutionally protected rights, the county said.

The directive comes in addition to a controversial new ban on outdoor dining in Los Angeles County and a statewide curfew prohibiting nonessential activity outside the home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the vast majority of residents.

But the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it will not enforce the new stay-at-home order, instead relying on voluntary compliance.

"Since the first Stay at Home Order was issued in March of this year, we have focused on education and voluntary compliance, with enforcement measures being an extreme last resort," the sheriff's department said in a statement to CNN.

"We trust in the community and rely on people to assess risk and take precautions as appropriate."

Los Angeles County, the most populous county in the US, recently reported a record number of new Covid-19 infections and the most deaths in months.

The county reported 395,843 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 7,639 deaths as of Sunday. The county's 7-day average of test positivity rate is 6.9%.

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