The new guidelines, which took effect Friday, reflect the administration’s view that the United States has entered a different, potentially less dangerous phase of the pandemic. The change follows a relaxation of restrictions by most Democratic governors responding to nosediving
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CDC Eases Mask Guidelines, Reflecting Covid-19’s Retreat – The Wall Street Journal
Federal officials eased their guidelines on Covid-19 masking, including at schools, in a shift that reflects decreased risks from the Omicron variant, a steep drop in cases and mitigation efforts nationwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday
New CDC Guidance Ends Mask Recommendation for Most U.S. Counties
CDC director Rochelle Walensky on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 11, 2021 (Greg Nash/Reuters) The CDC released updated guidance Friday that says that most U.S. counties do not qualify as “at-risk” areas for Covid-19 transmission and therefore can drop
Covid-19, Mask Guidelines and Testing News: Live Updates – The New York Times
People waited for trains leaving the main train station in Kramatorsk, in eastern Ukraine, shortly after Russia invaded the country on Thursday morning.Credit…Lynsey Addario for The New York Times While Ukraine is under attack by Russia, Ukraine’s civilian population is
Flight Attendants’ Union Pushes Biden Administration to Extend Air-Travel Mask Mandate
Flight attendants talk in a nearly empty cabin on a Delta Airlines flight during a flight departing from Salt Lake City, Utah, April 11, 2020. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters) The nation’s largest flight attendants’ union is pushing the Biden administration to extend
New Orleans Mayor Caught Violating Her Own Mask Mandate at Mardi Gras Ball
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks during a welcoming ceremony for Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at Gallier Hall in New Orleans, La., June 15, 2018. (Jonathan Bachman/Reuters) New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell was seen flouting her own
Illinois appellate court rejects Democratic governor’s effort to maintain school mask mandate
The court, however, said the ruling does not apply to local mandates, and the Chicago Public Schools district — which was engaged in a bitter dispute with its teachers’ union earlier this year over Covid-19 safety protocols — swiftly said
Washington State will drop its mask mandates, including for schools, next month.
Gov. Jay Inslee of Washington State said Thursday that he will eliminate the state’s mask mandates, including for schools, next month as Covid hospitalizations and case numbers continue to drop. The governor plans to end statewide requirements for a mask
Virginia governor expected to sign bill ending school mask mandates
The legislation allows parents to opt their children out of wearing a mask in school without having to provide a reason, and would make the Republican governor the latest state leader to lift Covid-19 mitigation measures as case numbers decline
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Again Ignores County Mask Mandate at Super Bowl
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the welcome reception held at 1932 Rooftop Deck at LA Coliseum, Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Calif., August 23, 2021. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports) Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti appeared maskless at the
Video: Massachusetts Lifting School Mask Mandate at End of February
new video loaded: Massachusetts Lifting School Mask Mandate at End of February transcript Back transcript Massachusetts Lifting School Mask Mandate at End of February Gov. Charlie Baker announced that Massachusetts will drop its statewide school mask mandate on Feb. 28,
Loudoun County school staff reportedly trained to get warrants for mask refusal
School officials in Virginia’s embattled Loudoun County have been trained in obtaining warrants against parents or students who follow a new statewide order that allows them to forgo face masks on campus, according to a leaked email. The progressive district’s
California Will Lift Mask Mandate As Omicron Cases Fall
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will end its indoor masking requirement for vaccinated people next week but masks still are the rule for schoolchildren, state health officials announced Monday amid rapidly falling coronavirus cases. After Feb. 15, unvaccinated people still
New Jersey Governor to End School Mask Mandate
A student waits for First Lady Jill Biden to arrive at his classroom at the Samuel Smith Elementary School in Burlington, N.J., March 15, 2021. (Anna Moneymaker/Pool via Reuters) Democratic New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy will eliminate the state’s K-12
Australian Police Barge into Catholic Mass to Check for Mask Compliance
Police officers in protective face masks patrol a street in Melbourne, Australia, July 2020. (Sandra Sanders / Reuters) West Australian police barged into a Catholic mass Friday to check for mask compliance. St. Bernadette’s Catholic Church in Mount Hawthorn, Perth