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Public health officials in Los Angeles County, citing declining COVID-19 hospitalizations, decided Thursday not to reinstate an indoor mask mandate that was set to go back into effect Friday.
The new guidance follows recent decisions in Los Angeles and St. Louis to revert to indoor mask mandates amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that have been especially bad in the South.
Monday's decision put into question the CDC's authority and reopened nationwide debate over court orders, but the health agency saysthe mask mandate is "lawful" and "well within CDC’s legal ...
This was the longest duration mask mandate in the United States. [316] Idaho: N/A N/A Idaho never had a statewide mask mandate. [317] Illinois: April 23, 2020: February 28, 2022: Required in public if not fully vaccinated. [318] [319] On February 9, 2022, Governor J. B. Prtizker announced that the mask mandate would expire at the end of the ...
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced that they will be reinstating the indoor mask mandate “regardless of vaccination status” due to a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and ...
The CDC says there are no plans to bring back Covid mask mandates. And even as cases rise, the U.S. is still weeks away from getting new Covid booster shots.
The state order does not override existing mask mandates in counties that already had one prior to December 13, such as Los Angeles County and San Francisco (including provisions that differ from the new state mandate, such as San Francisco exempting "stable groups" of fully-vaccinated individuals from its mask mandate). [117] [118] [119]
Los Angeles County has decided not to reinstitute its indoor mask mandate despite high levels of COVID-19 at the moment, though wearing masks indoors remains “highly recommended.” The decision ...