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Montgomery: The state’s mask mandate expires April 9 but not the recommendation to wear masks, the state health officer emphasized Friday. “There is nothing magical about the date of April 9. We don’t want the public to think that’s the day we all stop taking precautions,” State Health Officer Scott Harris told reporters. Gov. Kay Ivey has extended Alabama’s mask order through the evening of April 9 but said after that she will let it expire. She said then it will be a matter of personal responsibility. State health officials urged people to maintain precautions – particularly during spring break and Easter gatherings – as the state tries to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations. Dr. Sarah Nafziger, vice president of clinic support services at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, said she hopes people continue to wear masks when the mandate goes away. “I hope people do continue to make the right choice now because we are
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Georgia public universities promise fall will be ‘normal’
Jeff Amy, Associated Press
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Daniel Akinola, a junior aerospace engineering major from North Carolina, talks to friends on the first day of classes Monday, August 17, 2020, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. More of Georgia s public universities are opening for the fall term, trying to balance concern about COVID-19 infections against a mandate for on-campus classes citing financial needs and student desires (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) (Associated Press)
ATLANTA – Classrooms, dorms, cafeterias and stadiums are likely to be full again this fall at Georgia’s public universities.
The University System of Georgia on Wednesday announced that it has asked all campuses to plan for normal operations during the fall 2021 semester.