A judge struck down the federal masking order for transit Monday, though New York and other systems stayed the course.
“I’m a germaphobe,” Desha Quarles, 34, said through a black hospital mask as she waited for a Green Line train at the Georgia Avenue-Petworth station. “I’m not too comfortable with it. I’m going to keep my mask on as much as I can. I don’t like this.”no mask as he waited for the same train. He said he didn’t mind the mandate but felt more comfortable now that it was gone.
“Our mask mandate has been based on federal guidance,” Wiedefeld said in a statement. “We will continue to monitor this situation as it unfolds, but masks will be optional on Metro property until further notice.”At bus stops and train platforms across the Washington region Tuesday, at least two-thirds of riders could be seen wearing masks on most cars on the Green, Red and Blue lines.
Metro first recommended that its riders wear masks early in the pandemic, before it became an official policy in mid-May of 2020, mirroring laws set by the District and neighboring jurisdictions. The requirement fell under the federal order when it took effect Feb. 2, 2021. That order had been set to expire this month, before the TSAAfter the judge’s ruling Monday, Metro initially said it would wait for guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“Just out of safety,” he said, as he was about to exit L’Enfant Plaza station on the way to see the monuments at the National Mall. “And because I had no other place to put itin the city’s subway in 40 years, subway riders took the continuation of the mask requirement in stride.
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