U.S. to extend transit mask mandate amid COVID surge COVID19
Industry groups and Republican lawmakers want the administration to immediately end the 14-month-old mask mandate. The latest extension would keep the requirements, which had been set to expire April 18, in place through May 3 amid an increase in COVID-19 cases. A formal announcement is expected later on Wednesday.
New White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Monday that CDC Director Rochelle Walensky would decide whether the mandate should be extended. The group cited the CDC’s guidance that nearly all Americans live in counties where they can avoid wearing masks indoors. The CDC in February eased its guidance for face covering.
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