UPDATE: Mask requirements have been reinstated in hospitals in Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey. Hospitals in several other states including North Carolina and Washington are also considering reinstating their mask requirements due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.
"The rising number of COVID cases is forcing a new mask mandate for staffers at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Employees must wear masks when in direct contact with patients starting (last) Friday."
"An increase in COVID-19 cases has prompted Baystate Health to reimplement their mask mandate and that started on Friday. Now, anyone entering into patient rooms or patient care areas must have a mask on at all times."
It is wrong to ask people to unmask, even briefly. COVID-19 is airborne. There have been several documented cases of COVID-19 transmission happening after being exposed for only a few seconds. People have the right to protect themselves by wearing a mask continuously indoors. 🧵
"It took just seconds for a person to be infected with COVID as a stranger walked past them while shopping. Aus health officials are warning it no longer takes up to 15 mins to pass on the deadly virus. It can be a fleeting moment of just five to 10 secs" abc.net.au/news/2021-06-2…
"CCTV footage and her Octopus card transaction history showed that she went through a tunnel at a Mei Foo MTR exit at almost the same time – just nine seconds apart – as the two people last Friday."
Looks like some mask mandates are coming back across the US! We are starting another thread with places that are masking up.
If you hear of another place requiring masks, please let us know! #MandateMasks
"TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Fort Huachuca will be requiring all personnel to wear masks inside buildings starting Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to a press release."
Hi all! Here's our updated thread of groups working on mask advocacy and #COVID prevention efforts and #LongCOVID advocacy in the US and Canada! Do you have other groups to add to the list? Please let us know! Thanks!
We're already seeing large #COVID outbreaks in schools across the US in the first few weeks due to few mask mandates and other COVID prevention efforts!
"Elementary school closes after COVID outbreak" in West Virginia
"Thursday morning, Van Elementary School officials in Boone County sent students home early after it was determined there weren’t enough teachers to safely supervise students."
"Indoor mask mandates returned Monday for the San Diego Unified School District schools and offices as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick up in the county."