Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as Covid, flu cases jump

Hospitals in at least four US states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of Covid, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness. Healthcare facilities in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts have made masks mandatory among patients and providers. New York City Health Commissioner Dr Ashwin Vasan told WABC TV on Wednesday that mask mandates had resumed at all 11 of the city’s … Continue reading Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as Covid, flu cases jump