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NYS Drops One of Its Last Remaining Mask Mandates This Weekend: What to Know
One of the final mask mandates in place for New York is coming to an end this weekend, just shy of the three-year anniversary of the when the first known cases of COVID-19 were detected in the state. State health officials announced on Friday the end of mandated masks and face coverings inside health care facilities as of Feb. 12….
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Covid Pandemic Could End by May
The Biden Administration now on track to mark an “official” end to the pandemic. Gus Rosendale reports.
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Paterson Schools Bring Back Masks After Holiday Break
Multiple counties in New Jersey returning to inside mask mandates after holiday break. Brian Thompson reports.
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Some Schools Are Starting to Reinstate Mask Mandates Amid Tridemic Concerns
Students in some New Jersey schools had to mask up in school again — the latest move aimed at trying to slow the recent rise in COVID cases.
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Mask Mandate Returns to Passaic School District
One New Jersey school district is requiring masks for students, staff and visitors as concerns about the “tridemic” grow. NBC New York’s Lynda Baquero reports.
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Long Island College Flip Flops Mask Mandate as CDC Urges Indoor Protection
A Long Island college worried about rising COVID-19 cases reinstalled an indoor campus mask mandate then reversed the policy hours later following intervention from county officials. Nassau Community College leaders on Friday announced the return to indoor masking for all, regardless of vaccination status, citing an uptick in cases. But in a matter of hours, officials flipped that order and…
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NYC Urges Indoor Masking Amid Rise in ‘Tridemic' Cases
City health officials are now recommending that individuals wear masks indoors, Marc Santia reports.
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Long Island Leads NY State in New Covid-19 Infections
The CDC has labeled both Nassau and Suffolk to be areas of high community transmission. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.