White House principal deputy press sec. Karine Jean-Pierre says CDC is looking at potentially updating mask guidance. “CDC has to move carefully and deliberately to make sure these good trends are confirmed across the nation.'
Starting March 1, masks will no longer be required in Washington, D.C.'s restaurants, bars, gyms, grocery stores and pharmacies, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced.People wearing protective face masks walk past a business displaying a sign requiring face coverings in Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2022.
"Since the height of [the] omicron wave entered the district in December, cases have dropped more than 90% and there has been a 95% reduction in hospitalizations," Bowser said. The U.S. is now averaging 175,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, a drop of 78% since the omicron peak about one month ago, according to federal data.Restaurants re-open as people still wear their masks, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Los Angeles, Feb. 8, 2022.
Nearly 99% of U.S. counties are reporting high transmission. Also, many Americans are taking at-home tests and not submitting their results, so case totals may be higher than reported.
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