Hochul to announce decision on broad New York mask mandate
ABC News
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Wednesday whether the state will extend a COVID-19 mask mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, like grocery stores, shops and offices
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will announce Wednesday whether the state will extend a COVID-19 mask mandate requiring face coverings in most indoor public settings, like grocery stores, shops and offices.
The mandate, put in place in mid-December, is set to expire Thursday unless the Democrat's administration extends it. Hochul has been hinting for several days that she would let the mandate lapse as the state emerges from a deadly wave of cases, fueled by the omicron variant.
It isn't clear, though, when the state might ease other masking mandates, like the one requiring face coverings in all schools.
Hochul said this week that she would like to see vaccination rates for children improve before she does away with that statewide mandate, which has been in place since August.
