Face masks

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update their mask guidelines on Tuesday, July 27, in light of surges of hyper-contagious delta variant. The CDC now recommends both unvaccinated and vaccinated Americans wear masks indoors in public settings.

The governors of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday publicly backed the idea of indoor masking for vaccinated people in high COVID risk areas, but stopped short of mandating it yet. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his administration is reviewing the CDC’s new indoor face mask guidance for fully vaccinated people with federal and state health experts....

The masks Team USA athletes are wearing at the Tokyo Olympics are proving to be the “Bane” of fans’ existence.

Ahead of the CDC’s announcement that all Americans will be advised to wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Tuesday that the move is not as a result of ineffective vaccinations but as a precaution against the hyper-transmissible delta variant. “The reality is that we’re dealing with a much different strain...

Dr. Anthony Fauci says the United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant.

The nation’s leading infectious disease expert said recommending that vaccinated people wear masks is “under active consideration” by the government’s leading public health officials.

December 2020 marked one year since Wuhan, China, reported the world’s first cases of COVID-19. Now, life in the city is largely back to normal.

A group of parents in New Hampshire is suing three school districts for making children wear masks. This is the third lawsuit of its kind filed by Attorney Robert Fojo, who says making kids wear face coverings at this point in the pandemic is “child abuse.” Christopher Grout’s nine-year-old son goes to Londonderry South, where he’s had to wear...

Parents in New Hampshire allege that their school districts’ mask requirements violate a state statute that prohibits child restraints.

California regulators have approved revised workplace pandemic rules that allow employees who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus the same freedoms as when they are off the job

A massive “face mask” weighing 77 pounds was placed on a giant Buddhist statue in Fukushima, Japan, to pray for the end of the coronavirus pandemic.

California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.

Cellphone video captured the moment a Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted during a disagreement over the airline’s mask policy.

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen since June last year

The CDC released guidelines on Friday recommending that K-12 schools continue to require face masks for the 2021-2022 school year.

Not everyone is giving up wearing a face mask despite the latest government guidance that means fully vaccinated Americans can uncover their faces in many cases.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new mask-wearing guidance on Thursday.

Massachusetts relaxed its mask restrictions last week, but kids are still required to wear their masks outdoors during school recess and youth sports. A grassroots group of about 5,000 parents sent Gov. Charlie Baker a letter Thursday asking him to immediately remove the state’s mask requirement for all outdoor youth sports, summer camps and recess — even if six feet...

As India struggles to keep up with record-breaking daily coronavirus cases, one man has taken it upon himself to disinfect neighborhoods in Mumbai dressed as a clown.

The Transportation Security Administration said travelers will be required to wear face masks through Sept. 13 in airports and on buses, trains and commercial flights.