The state of Hawaii in the United States announced that it will end the obligation to wear masks indoors on the 25th of this month, and all 50 states in the United States will no longer be obliged to wear masks.
Hawaii's Governor Ige said on the 8th, "The number of infected people and hospitalized people in the state has become sufficiently small, and it is safe for many residents without wearing a mask indoors." We announced that the obligation to wear masks indoors, which has been implemented as a countermeasure, will end on the 25th of this month.
In addition, it will eliminate the confirmation of vaccination certification required for people coming from the United States to Hawaii and the obligation to quarantine those who have not been vaccinated.
With the end of the mask requirement in Hawaii, all 50 states in the United States will no longer be required to wear a mask.
In the United States, the spread of infection with Omicron strains has passed its peak, and the movement toward normalization of society is accelerating. In addition, we are announcing an exit strategy centered on creating a system to obtain therapeutic drugs on the spot if the test is positive.