Coronavirus: New York bids farewell to masks in most enclosed public spaces

The end of the mandatory use of a mask for most enclosed public spaces decided to put her governor New York according to The New York Times, following the example of several states that are expected to break these rules as the latest coronavirus outbreak escalates.

The Democratic governor intends to let the measure of compulsory use of the mask, against which there have been appeals in court, expire instead of renewing it, according to the newspaper, which cites three people with knowledge of the matter.

At the same time, however, it remains unclear whether Hawkol officials will renew or lift the separate mandatory measure. mask in New York public schools expected to expire in two weeks.

Hawkell described the measure of generalized mask use as temporary when it imposed it on December 31, as the highly contagious Omicron strain threatened to put further pressure on health systems.

Officials in several other Democratic-controlled states – New Jersey, California, Connecticut, Delaware and Oregon – announced on Monday that the Athenian News Agency reported on Monday that they would lift compulsory school fees weeks.

In all these cases, authorities cite escalation of Omicron-induced wave of infection and deaths of COVID-19and which began sweeping the US during the festive season in late 2021.

But Rossell Wallensky, head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told Reuters yesterday that with cases still high nationally, “now is not the time” to abolish compulsory mask use in schools and other public places. places.

Source: News Beast

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