Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Changes announced to mask rules

Covid 19 Omicron outbreak: Changes announced to mask rules

[ad_1] January 25 2022 PM Jacinda Ardern said Cabinet has decided to update mask mandates as Omicron cases in the community increase. Masks must now be worn at businesses which serve food and drink, the PM said. Changes have been made to New Zealand’s mask-wearing protocol as Omicron cases increase and the country settles […]

Continue Reading
State Supreme Court judge rules indoor school mask mandate unconstitutional

State Supreme Court judge rules indoor school mask mandate unconstitutional

[ad_1] A State Supreme Court judge in Nassau County ruled Monday that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide mandate ordering students and staff in schools to wear masks indoors is unconstitutional and can no longer be enforced. It was not immediately clear what impact the ruling would have on schools Tuesday morning, but Hochul said Monday evening […]

Continue Reading
Temple U in Philadelphia toughening up face-covering rules, effective Monday

Temple U in Philadelphia toughening up face-covering rules, effective Monday

[ad_1] Temple University will no longer let students wear only cloth masks when they return to campus Monday. The Philadelphia university has changed its mask guidance amid a surge of the omicron variant of COVID-19. Students will now have to wear a multi-layered surgical mask, double-mask, or a KN95 mask, FOX 29 of Philadelphia reported.  “To […]

Continue Reading
Students return to school in Houston, Texas

Arizona sues Biden over federal money being used for schools without mask rules

[ad_1] PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sued the Biden administration on Friday over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix comes a week after the […]

Continue Reading
Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules | Coronavirus

Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules | Coronavirus

[ad_1] PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sued the Biden administration on Friday over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don’t have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Phoenix comes a week after the […]

Continue Reading
New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

New Zealand rules out lockdowns as it prepares for Omicron outbreak

[ad_1] WELLINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus but she ruled out lockdowns. New Zealand’s tight controls and geographic advantage has helped it remain free of the […]

Continue Reading