States and counties and countries that tried universal masking fared no better than areas without mandates, and oftendid worse. “Experts” made predictions of doom in states like Texas or Florida where masking policies were lax to nonexistent. Only to be immediately and inevitably proven wrong. ...
The city's COVID infection rate has more than doubled in April. Besides American, Georgetown and George Washington University also reinstated their indoor mask mandates. But Howard is the only one that has moved away from in-person instruction. The spring semester ends Friday, with final exams ...
In the aftermath of the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Spain was one of the last European countries to lift the mandatory face mask requirement. While masks were still mandated on public transport in Spain until February 2023, the obligation to wear them in health centers and pharmacies conti...
Mask mandates and other mandates surrounding this pandemic and our return to normal life have been confusing and, at times, contradictory. Rule followers might be struggling because there haven’t been clear, concise rules to follow.Similar to people pleasers, rule followers put themselves and ...
infeasible for many players. Even higher-capacity shows with mask mandates make venue owners wary, from a business perspective: Venues rely almost entirely on food and booze sales for their profits, and many aren’t sure how masks and other regulations will impact those parts of their business....
After getting a break from the heat Sunday, the Bay Area gets a wet start to the week Monday as a cold front brings moderate to high chances of light rain in the afternoon through evening.
Almost three years after the COVID-19 pandemic first upended international travel, many countries have finally returned to pre-pandemic entry requirements by removing vaccination and testing mandates; others have made the process less of a hassle by easing restrictions. Even some of the most restric...
Mask mandatesare returning for a limited time during cold and flu season in the heart of deep-blue California's San Francisco Bay Area. With winter fast approaching, several Bay Area counties have recently issued health orders requiring that face makes be worn in hospitals, skilled nursing facili...
The final weeks of the college school year have been disrupted yet again by COVID-19 as universities bring back mask mandates, switch to online classes and scale back large gatherings in response to upticks in coronavirus infections. Colleges in Washington, D.C., New York, Pennsylvania, Massac...
Democrats support the reinstituting or continuation of COVID-19 mask mandates, despite the majority of Americans saying they oppose the idea, a new poll says. A Monmouth University poll released Monday asked respondents whether they "support or oppose instituting, or reinstituting, face mask and...