Individual cities are free to decide their own COVID-19 policies, even with updated CDC guidance emphasizing hospitalizations rather than just cases, the White House reiterated Tuesday.
Philadelphia has reinstated an indoor mask mandate despite being in the CDC's green zone, the lowest of three virus risk levels established by the agency in February. The move has sparked discussions over whether other cities will follow, which White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked about by a reporter."Do you guys want other cities to follow suit?" the reporter said.
"I would remind you that every state and city is going to make their own evaluations and their own assessments for what they need to do to keep communities safe," Psaki said."What we are going by is the CDC guidance, which has green, red, and yellow. It even impacts where the president wears masks." Philadelphia is the first big city to reimpose a mask mandate since the last remaining ones were lifted in February. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health made the announcement on Monday, just over a month after lifting its mandate for indoor public places.
White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha has also said an extension of the federal mask mandate beyond April 18 is"absolutely on the table."
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