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RICHMOND, Va. â Gov. Ralph Northam today lifted Virginiaâs universal indoor mask mandate to align with new guidance from the CDC.
Northam also announced that Virginia will ease all distancing and capacity restrictions Friday, May 28, two weeks earlier than planned. The updates to Virginiaâs mask policy are reflected in amendments to Executive Order Seventy-Two and will become effective at midnight tonight along with previously announced changes to mitigation measures.Â
Northam made the announcement in a new video message.
Virginia is able to take these steps as a result of increasing vaccination rates, dramatically declining COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and statewide test positivity rate, and revised federal guidelines.