Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing on Monday slammed Gov. Charlie Baker for his management of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke leading up to last year’s deadly COVID-19 outbreak, saying the governor should testify before lawmakers about.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ben Downing on Monday slammed Gov. Charlie Baker for his management of the Holyoke Soldiers Home leading up to last year s deadly COVID-19 outbreak, saying the governor
Updated on May 14, 2021 at 7:59 am
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Hours after federal mask rules were eased indoors and outdoors for people who are fully vaccinated, the Baker administration announced how it would proceed in Massachusetts.
For now, there won t be any change to the Bay State s mask order, which was recently relaxed for people outdoors. But the administration will update its restrictions soon, Gov. Charlie Baker s press secretary said Thursday.
Download our mobile app for iOS to get alerts for local breaking news and weather. The Administration welcomes the new CDC guidance and will be updating Massachusetts’ COVID restrictions in the near future. In the meantime, the current mask order remains in place, press secretary Sarah Finlaw said in a statement.
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Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday that Massachusetts will update its reopening plans early next week. The new @CDC guidance is great news, he said on Twitter. We will be updating our reopening plans early next week.
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The new @CDCgov guidance is great news. We will be updating our reopening plans early next week.
Massachusetts is on track to vaccinate more than 4 million residents soon. Please stay safe while we prepare next steps to return to our new normal. Charlie Baker (@MassGovernor) May 14, 2021
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While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its mask-wearing guidance Thursday for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration noted that the Massachusetts mask mandate remains unchanged for the time being by the CDC’s new advice.
Under the governor’s recently updated order, everyone over the age of 5 in Massachusetts is required to wear a face covering regardless of their vaccination in all indoor public settings, as well as outside if they can’t maintain a distance of at least six feet from every other non-household member.
However, officials did hint that could soon change.