COVID Mask Mandates Return Across US Hospitals
Published on December 28, 2023
Hospitals in places across the United States have re-implemented mask mandates due to what officials say is an uptick of COVID-19 and other respiratory infections. For example, the NYC Health + Hospitals—officially the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation that operates public hospitals and clinics in New York City—announced that mask mandates will be reimplemented at its hospitals. “Due to an uptick in respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, flu & RSV in our communities & our hospital, we must return to mandatory masking. Please wear a mask when you visit us!” the hospital operator wrote on X, formerly Twitter, earlier this week. It showed a photo of staff members wearing masks....