Philadelphia mask mandate to be reinstated April 18 amid rising COVID-19 case counts

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As COVID-19 infections continue to rise in Philadelphia, health officials have announced the return to a mask mandate for indoor public spaces with enforcement beginning on April 18.

Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health announced the reinstatement of the city’s mask mandate for indoor public spaces on Monday after a rise in COVID-19 cases. in a ten-day span in the city where there's now an average of 142 new cases per day, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole. While hospitalizations remain low, Bettigole says Philadelphia no longer meets the threshold for the All Clear tier.

Mask Precautions: No vaccine requirement for places that serve food or drink; masks required in indoor public placesPhiladelphia to become first major U.S. city to reimpose mask mandate The increase in cases moves Philadelphia from the All Clear tier to the Mask Precautions level, requiring masks to be worn indoors, including in schools and day cares.

 

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Not surprised ignorance people's want to get vaxxed. They're expecting free money again by voting for Biden.

Do not comply

Can someone there please follow up on the number of HOSPITALIZATIONS? That’s the number that truly matters according to anyone with half a brain. I know that rules out most government officials but ……

46 hospitalizations in a city of 1.5 million

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