The federal government is extending its mask mandate for public transportation, officials announced on March 10. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it was extending the mandate based on a recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “At CDC’s recommendation, TSA will extend the security directive for mask use on public transportation…
Hawaii Becomes Last US State to Lift Mask Mandate
Hawaii on Tuesday became the last U.S. state to lift its universal indoor mask mandate. Gov. David Ige announced the decision during a press briefing, saying that the mandate would be dropped on March 26. “We have reduced COVID-19 in a way to the point where most of us will be safe without masks indoors,”…
LA County Mask Mandate Ends as COVID Metrics Improve
LOS ANGELES—Indoor mask-wearing is no longer mandatory in Los Angeles County, thanks to a new health order that took effect Friday in response to federal data showing a decreased impact of COVID-19 on the county’s health care system. Effective at midnight, mask-wearing went from mandatory to “strongly recommended” in most indoor spaces across the county….
Northern Territory Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Northern Territory (NT) Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced on Wednesday that the NT-wide indoor mask mandate would end as of next Monday. Gunner said the decision was made based on the downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations after statistics showed in February, there were around 6,500 active COVID-19 cases in the NT and 129…
Santa Clara County Joins Rest of State in Lifting Mask Mandate
March 2, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Santa Clara County health officials announced on the morning of March 1 that the county is dropping the indoor mask requirement, moving to a recommendation, as of March 2 midnight for all people regardless of vaccination status. For weeks, Santa Clara had been the only Bay Area county to still have an indoor…
LAUSD Must Negotiate with Teacher’s Union Before Dropping Mask Mandate
March 1, 2022
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Though California and Los Angeles County announced it would drop its indoor mask mandate for schools by March 12, the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) must negotiate with its local teachers union before it can lift its mandate. In recent months, schools across California have faced mounting pressure to lift indoor mask mandates from students…
Los Angeles Unified Must Negotiate With Teacher’s Union Before Dropping Mask Mandate
March 1, 2022
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Though California and Los Angeles County announced it would drop its indoor mask mandate for schools by March 12, the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) must negotiate with its local teachers union before it can lift its mandate. In recent months, schools across California have faced mounting pressure to lift indoor mask mandates from students…
LA County Indoor Mask Mandate Could Be Lifted Friday: Health Director
March 1, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s much-debated COVID-19 indoor mask-wearing mandate could be lifted by Friday, according to the public health director, aligning the county with the state’s action that took effect Tuesday. The move would mean Los Angeles County will no longer require people to wear masks at indoor businesses. The county is one of the…
Parents of Disabled Child Sue Pennsylvania School to Reinstate Mask Mandate
February 28, 2022
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The parents of a medically fragile 6-year-old child are suing the Cumberland Valley School District in Pennsylvania to change its masking policy from masks optional back to mandatory masking for all. By permitting optional masking, the school board forces the parents of medically fragile children with disabilities into an unfair decision of keeping the child…
California, Oregon and Washington to End Mask Mandates in Schools
February 28, 2022
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In a coordinated move, governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced on Monday that students in the three West Coast states will soon no longer have to wear a mask at school. Starting on March 12, public health departments in all three states will update their indoor mask policies and “move from mask requirements to…
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