As of 4:35 p.m. Monday, BART police are not requiring passengers to keep a face mask on when riding the trains.
You no longer need proof of vaccination to go inside many businesses in San Francisco. That includes restaurants, bars, and gyms. Businesses can decide on their own if they want to be more restrictive than local health guidelines. So you may find some places still requiring vaccine cards or masks. 83% of San Francisco residents are fully vaccinated.Students at Oakland Unified schools will have to continue masking in class until after Spring Break.
"We are very encouraged by the progress we have made. We have much less COVID spreading in our community as compared to two weeks ago or even a week ago," said Dr. Cody."While indoor masking in public spaces will no longer be required, it still makes sense to do. Wearing a mask is part of working together to protect others, especially the most vulnerable among us."
Today's announcement comes after the CDC changed its guidance for masks in schools on Friday. Communities with low to moderate COVID-19 cases can ease masking mandates if they choose to do so. Seven Bay Area counties are in the medium to low risk of community spread category. Solano and Napa remain in the high risk category.Today, the CDC will make a highly anticipated announcement, easing mask-wearing guidelines. It comes as the agency is shifting to new benchmarks to guide the U.S.
With California allowing its statewide indoor mask mandate to expire, Vallejo believes it can make masks optional in municipal buildings and other city-owned venues.Feb. 21, 2022British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to lift all remaining COVID restrictions in England. Johnson will lay out the country's"Living with COVID" plan later today.