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New York to end mask mandate for most indoor places

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Feb 10, 2022, at 04:36 am

#US #NewYork #NoMasksIndoors #KathyHochul #COVID19

New York/UNI/Sputnik/IBNS: The US state of New York will end its mask mandate for most indoor places starting Feb 10, Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement on Wednesday.

"We are not where we were in early December. New Yorkers did the right thing to get through the winter surge, and we can now lift the statewide mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses starting tomorrow," Hochul said via Twitter.

We are not where we were in early December. New Yorkers did the right thing to get through the winter surge, and we can now lift the statewide mask-or-vaccine requirement for indoor businesses starting tomorrow.

Counties, cities and businesses can still choose to require masks. pic.twitter.com/jqFhBfRuTh
— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) February 9, 2022

She added that counties, cities and businesses can still require people to wear masks.

However, the Governor added that students in schools will continue wearing masks until further assessment.

I spoke with teachers, superintendents and parent representatives yesterday about keeping schools safe and open.

We’re getting tests out so kids can come back safely from Midwinter break, and I expect to make an assessment on masks based on the data in early March. pic.twitter.com/AX1RY8maeS
— Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) February 9, 2022

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