How long will Covid-19 masking rules last?
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The US is slowly moving away from mask requirements.
Atlanta's mayor declared the city a "green zone" and said dropping Covid-19 cases allowed her to follow the science and lift the city's mask rule.Florida school districts Miami-Dade and Broward -- which both stood up to Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and risked losing state funding to implement mask rules to protect students this fall -- are going mask-optional.Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that he would lift a statewide mask rule for students in January. On Wednesday, a state court hurried things along, striking down the rule and lifting it immediately, although Wolf's administration can appeal.
On the one hand, we've seen this movie before. Covid-19 cases and deaths are falling, but the same was true last spring before the Delta variant tore through the country. Is it time to dial back the restrictions or does letting up now risk a resurgence in the winter?
The Republican-led House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on Thursday morning will send a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland referring a potential criminal case involving former New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the Department of Justice, alleging he lied to Congress.