Washington will abolish the mandatory wearing of masks in enclosed spaces

The mayor of Washington announced that the US capital, which is one of the regions that imposed strict measures to combat the emerging corona virus (Covid-19), will cancel the mandatory wearing of masks in closed places next week.

"As of Monday, November 22, Washington will remove mandatory indoor mask wearing," Washington Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser said at a news conference.

But it will be possible for private companies to continue to impose mandatory masks, and this matter will remain mandatory in public transport, inside schools, kindergartens, libraries, retirement homes, as well as in some public buildings.

At the end of July, the federal capital of the United States required both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people to wear masks in view of the increase in Covid cases associated with the delta mutant.

In doing so, Washington was among the regions imposing strict health measures in the country.

While the number of infections appeared to have stabilized, the Centers for Disease Control notes on its website that Washington is still a place where the spread of the virus is considered "significant" with 572 cases recorded over the past seven days.

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