An Oregon woman was arrested after arriving in Hawaii because she violated travel quarantine rules meant to protect the islands from the spread of coronavirus.
By The Associated Press
HONOLULU â Hawaii is no longer requiring people to wear face masks outdoors as the number of coronavirus cases drops and more people get vaccinated.
Gov. David Ige said Tuesday that he will maintain a requirement that people wear masks indoors, whether or not someone is vaccinated. He also says he will encourage people who are in large groups outdoors to continue to wear masks.
Ige says that starting June 1, he will allow ocean sports competitions like surfing contests and canoe paddling races to take place.
The governor says 57% of Hawaiiâs residents have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccine while just under half the population has been fully vaccinated.
Multnomah County has vaccinated enough residents to permanently move to the state’s lowest level of COVID-19 restrictions, Gov. Kate Brown has announced.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is offering jabs to its entire adult population in hopes of boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates, with only 5% of the population inoculated so far.