In the united states a federaljudge in florida has voided a national mask mandate covering planes and other public transport, ruling that the covid i9 mitigation measure exceeds the authority of federal health officials. the mask mandate was recently extended by the cdc until 3 may. the justice department is reviewing the judge s decision and white house press secretaryjen psaki called the ruling disappointing, and said the administration is continuing to recommend people wear masks . decision and white house press secretaryjen psaki called let s speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. is that that then, peter? they have beenjudged is that that then, peter? they have been judged to is that that then, peter? they have beenjudged to have got is that that then, peter? they have been judged to have got it wrong? have been udged to have got it wron: ? ~ ~ wrong? well it looks like it could be. wrong? well it looks like it could be, it wrong? well it looks like it co
They are still not functioning as such. is that part of the plan, do you think? that s possible. the humanitarian corridors have been a problem from the very beginning. the ukrainians have tried to open them up, the russians have not been very cooperative, so it s hard to say. that s been a problem a problem, the russians have not been very open to allowing humanitarian supplies into these besieged cities. in the united states a federaljudge in florida has voided a national mask mandate covering planes and other public transport, ruling that the covid i9 mitigation measure exceeds the authority of federal health officials. the mask mandate was recently extended by the cdc until 3 may. the justice department is reviewing the judge s decision and white house press secretaryjen psaki called the ruling disappointing, and said the administration is continuing to recommend people wear masks . earlier i spoke
Ruling that the covid i9 mitigation measure exceeds the authority of federal health officials. the mask mandate was recently extended by the cdc until 3 may. the justice department is reviewing the judge s decision and white house press secretaryjen psaki called the ruling disappointing, and said the administration is continuing to recommend people wear masks . 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has the latest on the ruling. this is a mandate that has been in force sincejust afterjoe biden took office, february of last year. it has been extended several times and as you mentioned again for the next couple of weeks, that s likely because of the new variants that have emerged. there are rising numbers of infections around the united states, not huge numbers but it is on the increase and that has raised concerns.