Philadelphia's Health Department announced Wednesday it would lift the city's indoor mask mandate, citing a decline in COVID-19 cases.
Referencing a new COVID-19 response system using pandemic metrics, local officials announced cases had dropped enough to move the city to an"All Clear COVID Response Level," according to a statement.
"If a new COVID variant were to come to Philadelphia or cases started to rise again, we may need to move to the Mask Precautions Level or higher and start enforcing the public mandates again," according to the statement.Read more: https://t.co/ndxDmSuSag pic.twitter.com/5QFWASLptRAlong with this sentiment, authorities in Philadelphia said higher-risk settings — including schools, healthcare facilities, and public transit — will continue to mandate masks.
"For schools, we will continue to watch and evaluate the data. If it continues to move in the right direction, we plan to end mandatory masking in schools on March 9. Then, we will have a 1-week mask requirement after spring break to avoid a post-break surge in cases," they said. JUST IN: The Health Commissioner has announced @PhiladelphiaGov is moving to “Level 1 – All Clear” effective immediately. At this time, no public COVID-19 mandates will be enforced, but masks will still be required in some settings, including schools & public transit. "City buildings will require masks until Monday, March 7, 2022," they continued.
"There’s nothing wrong with this and these people do not deserve harassment," it read."Some may have a family member that is at high-risk, some may be sick and are actually protecting you, and some may just want to be safe. All of those, and more, are valid reasons to keep wearing masks."
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