New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Sunday that the statewide masking requirement in schools will be lifted by March 2.
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.
(AP)
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I would strongly advise anybody before going back to prepandamic routine should first consult with the professional doctors, since halacha is not dependent on mandates.
Hochul says…..
CDC says….
Fauci says…..
Who cares what they say?
It’s only their twisted illogical opinions and over inflated egos.
Use the brains Hashem gave you to reach your own logical conclusions.
Stevenn,
Are you saying the democrat governor isn’t following the science?
I don’t believe it!
Stevenn I suggest you sow 3 masks to your face to make sure you dont accidentally take them off.
Stevenn
“Consult with professional doctors…since Halacha isn’t mandated by …”
Sounds like someone has been drinking the YU coolade about Halacha being mandated by “professional “ doctors….
And it’s a “Torah imperative “ to be “more machmir” than the CDC… I remember that one, too. “Dina Dimalchusa is Torah Law”. These and other MO trivial and tragic truisms will be forever remembered by those clinging to them like a security blanket.
@Stevenn
We did, and that is exactly the reason that we “DON’T” wear “MASKS”