White House officials debate masking push as covid infections spike Annie Linskey, Dan Diamond, Tyler Pager, Lena H. Sun Top White House aides and Biden administration officials are debating whether they should urge vaccinated Americans to wear masks in more settings as the delta variant causes spikes in coronavirus infections across the country, according to six people familiar with the discussions. The talks are in a preliminary phase and their result could be as simple as new messaging from top White House officials. But some of the talks include officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who are separately examining whether to update their masking guidance, according to a Biden administration aide and a federal health official.
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Mobility data shows GTA border-hopping spiked ahead of provincewide lockdown
by Michael Ranger, News Staff
Posted Jan 11, 2021 6:42 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 11, 2021 at 5:59 pm EDT
Shoppers line up outside Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre in Vaughan, Ontario, Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. As malls in the Toronto core have shut due to provincial orders, shoppers flocked to malls on the outskirts of the Greater Toronto Area for Black Friday weekend shopping. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Cole Burston THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Cole Burston
With COVID-19 rates surging following the holidays new cell phone mobility data is offering a possible glimpse as to why numbers are trending in the wrong direction.