Category: mask

Biden Administration to Appeal Ruling Against CDC’s Mask Mandate If CDC Recommends It

President Joe Biden’s administration will appeal the April 18 ruling that struck down the federal mask mandate, if the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the move, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. “The Department of Justice and the [CDC] disagree with the district court’s decision and will appeal, subject to CDC’s conclusion that the…


Biden Administration Will Likely Appeal Ruling Against CDC’s Mask Mandate: Official

President Joe Biden’s administration is leaning toward appealing the April 18 ruling that struck down the federal mask mandate, an official said on Tuesday. “We are right now in the process of deciding, and we likely will appeal that ruling, but stay tuned,” Xaiver Becerra, Biden’s health secretary, told reporters in Nevada. U.S. District Judge…


Masks Are Now Optional on These Airlines After Biden Mandate Struck Down

Following a federal judge’s order that rescinded the federal government’s mask mandate for travel, a significant number of companies moved quickly Monday to do away with the requirement. Major U.S. carriers such as American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Frontier Airlines, and Spirit Airlines announced they would not require masks…


Critics Criticize Biden Administration for Extending Mask Mandate on Planes While Dropping Title 42

The Biden administration said Wednesday that it would extend the federal mask mandate for planes, airports, and trains to May 3. The Biden administration had initially extended the mandate to April 18 before announcing this additional extension. Critics quickly pointed out the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lifting Title 42 enforcement next…


CDC Extends Federal Mask Mandate

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has extended the federal mask mandate for transportation for two more weeks, citing the small recent increase in COVID-19 cases. The order will remain in place another 15 days, until May 3, to let officials at the agency assess whether the BA.2 virus subvariant drives a fresh…


New Georgia Law Allows Parents to Opt Their Children Out of School Mask Mandates

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill giving parents the option to choose against masking their children at school. Dubbed the Unmask Georgia Students Act, the Republican-backed bill passed the state legislature on a largely party-line vote. It states that school officials should not impose any mask mandate on students, unless they make sure…


Pennsylvania Trauma Survivor, Unable to Wear Mask, Is Denied Medical Treatment

Rayne Barton vividly remembers a day when she was 5 years old, playing with other little girls near the train tracks in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her own house was nearby, and her aunt lived around the corner. On this day, a large group of teenage boys came upon the girls, separated them, and…


CCP Virus Regulations on Self-Isolation and Mask-Wearing Mostly End in Wales

People in Wales are no longer legally required to wear face coverings in shops and on public transport as the regulation ended on Monday. The legal requirement on CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus self-isolation has also become guidance. But the mask mandate remains in health and care settings, and businesses must continue to carry out CCP virus risk…


US Agency Fines More Than 900 Maskless Air, Transit Passengers

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed $644,398 in fines for 922 COVID-19 mask violators since February 2021 on commercial flights, in airports and train stations, or on public transit services, the government reported on Monday, a dramatic jump in recent months. According to the government report, all but 44 of the TSA fines…


Masks Still Required for LA Students Even After State, County Lift Mandate

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said that it will, at least for now, keep its students masked up even after the end of California’s statewide mask mandate for indoor public places. This Monday marks the first day many students in California come to school without having to wear a mask. For over 600,000 students…