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Some universities and schools in the U.S. are reimposing indoor mask mandates.
Brissa Ortega and Devin Joll haven’t decided on the best way to inform some 35 of their friends, relatives and co-workers that they are no longer invited to the couple’s wedding in November. Ms. Ortega, 33, a product marketing analyst at the software security company Synopsys, and Mr. Joll, 34, at first planned to marry …
Metro lifts mask mandate after federal court ruling – The GW Hatchet
Media Credit: Danielle Towers | Assistant Photo Editor The Department of Homeland Security and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are reviewing the judge’s decision. Metro lifted its mask requirement on Monday hours after a court voided the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s national travel mask mandate. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s …
UnityPoint Health lifts COVID restrictions, mask requirements | News, Sports, Jobs
It’s a day that just two years ago, many people thought might never come. UnityPoint Health has lifted its mask requirements and visitor restrictions put in place in early 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leah Glasgo, chief executive officer for UnityPoint Health — Fort Dodge, said the change in policy …
Mask Mandate Data, Spring Break Travel Guidance – NBC Chicago
For the first time since the end of Illinois’ mask mandate, residents in all 102 counties can safely visit public indoor spaces without wearing masks, data shows. Meanwhile, spring break season is taking off across the country and TSA is bracing for a spike in travel volume that will surpass 90% of pre-pandemic levels. Here’s …
Sunderland, Whately health boards drop mask mandates
Both the Sunderland and Whately boards of health rescinded their mask mandates this week, with both towns shifting to mask advisories amid plummeting COVID-19 case counts locally. Sunderland The Sunderland Board of Health met earlier in the week and voted to rescind its mandate — which required masks inside all indoor public spaces and private …
BREAKING: Masks optional in Arlington County facilities starting Thursday | ARLnow
Leaves and a face mask on the ground in Crystal City (Staff Photo by Jay Westcott) Arlington County is making masks optional in county facilities — from community centers to County Board meetings — starting tomorrow (Thursday). The county made the announcement this afternoon, following the lead of Arlington Public Schools, which made masks optional …
Boards of health suspend mask mandate
The Island boards of health lifted the Island’s indoor mask mandate, following a vote from each board during a joint meeting Wednesday, but businesses will still have a choice to enact their own mask requirements. The suspension went into effect immediately, following separate votes from each Island board of health during a Zoom meeting that …
BREAKING: Md. General Assembly votes to lift statewide school mask mandate
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland’s statewide school mask mandate is coming to an end. The Maryland General Assembly voted on Friday to rescind the statewide mandate for students and staff in schools. The move was approved in a 17 to 1 vote during the General Assembly’s Joint Committee meeting. Local school districts will now have the …
Health panel moves mask mandate ban and bill requiring employers to accept natural immunity
The House Health Committee passed two bills inspired by situations that arose out of the covid-19 pandemic. One, “Ban Any and All Mask Mandates,” would forbid state or local health officials from instituting requirements for facial coverings. The other would put into law that if employers have vaccine requirements then evidence of natural immunity or …