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New York will have to decide whether to adopt new mask-wearing guidelines after the federal government reversed its position Tuesday, recommending that even vaccinated people wear them indoors, including in schools, in areas of high COVID-19 transmission.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the change as the spread of the delta variant, a particularly transmissible strain of COVID-19, picked up speed across the nation.
Now, it will be up to Gov. Andrew Cuomo s administration or perhaps local governments to decide whether to adopt the federal guidance in New York. As of Tuesday afternoon, the state s mask-wearing policy largely applied only to those in public spaces who are unvaccinated.
New York will have to decide whether to adopt new mask-wearing guidelines after the federal government reversed its position Tuesday, recommending that even vaccinated people wear them indoors, including in schools, in areas of high COVID-19 transmission.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the change as the spread of the delta variant, a particularly transmissible strain of COVID-19, picked up speed across the nation.
Now, it will be up to Gov. Andrew Cuomo s administration or perhaps local governments to decide whether to adopt the federal guidance in New York. As of Tuesday afternoon, the state s mask-wearing policy largely applied only to those in public spaces who are unvaccinated.
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Latimer to announce if mask wearing, capacity limits to be required again on county properties
News 12 Staff
Updated on: Jul 27, 2021, 3:08am
It looks like some COVID-19 restrictions might be coming back to Westchester.
County Executive George Latimer says in the next few days, he will be announcing whether mask wearing and capacity limits will be required on county properties, including Playland Park, county beaches and parks and golf courses.
At last check, there are 745 active cases of the coronavirus in Westchester - up from 175 just a month ago.
When asked if the county is considering mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations or COVID-19 testing among county workers like New York City, Latimer said, I think we want to have community dialogue before we do anything like that, and I don t want to commit myself to a policy because a neighboring jurisdiction is doing it.
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