The CDC had recently extended the mask mandate, which was set to expire Monday, until May 3 to allow more time to study the COVID-19 subvariant.
Folks traveling by air at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport now have a choice if they want to wear a mask, April 19, 2022. A federal judge in Florida overturned a U.S. Centers for Disease Control requirement that all travelers using public transportation – including airplanes, trains and buses – wear masks.WASHINGTON, D.C.
Major airlines and airports in places like Dallas, Atlanta, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City quickly switched to a mask-optional policy. Los Angeles County dropped its mandate for mass transit and a train conductor in New Jersey told commuters of their masks Tuesday: “Feel free to burn them at will.”The ride-sharing companies Lyft and Uber announced on their websites Tuesday that masks will now be optional while riding or driving.
However Brooke Tansley, a television producer and former Broadway performer, was incensed after boarding a flight with her 4-year-old and 8-month-old baby — neither old enough to be vaccinated — only to learn the mask mandate had ended mid-flight.President Joe Biden went all-in on flexibility Tuesday when asked if Americans should mask up on planes.
The city joined Atlanta, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Kansas City, Missouri, and two of Alaska’s largest cities, Anchorage and Juneau, in making masking optional on mass transit. Subway rider Cooper Klinges was pleased that New York City’s public transit system wasn’t following the trend and planned to keep its mask requirement in place. As he waited at a Brooklyn train station, he said he canceled a flight earlier this year over concerns about the virus.
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