China News Service, February 28. According to the Associated Press, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on the 27th local time that New York State will cancel statewide campuses by March 2. Mask Order" due to a sharp drop in Covid-19 infections and revisions to new federal guidelines.
Data map: Teachers and students in a school in the United States wear masks in class.
On the same day, New York City Mayor Eric Adams also said hours later that he would consider canceling vaccines for restaurants, bars and theaters early next week if the number of new crown infections and hospitalizations continues to decline vaccination requirements.
In a statement, Adams said the school "mask order" involving about 1 million schoolchildren in New York City could also be lifted.
The decision won't be made until March 4, he said, as students in the country's largest school system have just returned from a week-long vacation.