ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2.
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In a briefing held in Albany, the Democrat cited declining COVID-19 cases and guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
She said counties and cities could keep their own mandates in place, and parents could still choose to send their kids to school in masks.
The new rules effective Wednesday apply to children 2 years and older in childcare facilities. New York State has 2.7 million schoolchildren, including about 1 million in New York City.
Earlier this month, Hochul let a broad mask mandate for most indoor settings expire, but said the schools requirement would remain in place. She had promised to revisit the schools question by the first week of March.
The broad mask mandate was implemented during a COVID-19 surge fueled by the omicron variant in December.
Masks are still required in some places, including public transit.
The Democruds have begun the campaign to keep control of the government and subsequently our lives.
She had originally scheduled the end of the mask mandate for March 1.
She probably forgot that February has only 28 days and the virus would stick around for one more day.
Liberalism is an incurable disease.
Thank you truck drivers in Canada for your heroism. We the people have spoken and politicians are scared
Before going to prepandamic routine make sure you speak to the medical experts to find out if it’s okay, since halacha doesn’t depend on mandates
I would advise people to ask the professional doctors before making a decision. Since the concept of chamira sakanta maisurah doesn’t depend on mandates.