{"id":1131449,"date":"2021-12-18T23:04:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-19T04:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131449"},"modified":"2021-12-18T23:04:34","modified_gmt":"2021-12-19T04:04:34","slug":"d-c-mayor-bowser-may-reinstate-mask-mandate-amid-record-coronavirus-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-bowser-may-reinstate-mask-mandate-amid-record-coronavirus-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"D.C. Mayor Bowser May Reinstate Mask Mandate Amid Record Coronavirus Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fd-c-mayor-bowser-may-reinstate-mask-mandate-amid-record-coronavirus-cases%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1131449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/DC-Mayor-Muriel-Bowser-mask-down-nov2-2020-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) may reinstate the city\u2019s mask mandate amid a record high number of coronavirus cases.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, D.C. reported 508 new coronavirus cases, the highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic. Just a day later, that record was shattered when the nation\u2019s capital recorded 844 new cases.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"15.322580645161\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today&#8217;s COVID-19 indicators:<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 1,216,349 Vaccinations Administered<br \/>\u2013 844 New Cases<br \/>\u2013 9 New Hospitalizations<br \/>\u2013 2 New Deaths<br \/>\u2013 Level: High Transmission<\/p>\n<p>Get vaccinated, get your booster, and wear a mask indoors, DC! Learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEWs6uxEBa\">https:\/\/t.co\/MEWs6uxEBa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rjRSmbMXdt\">pic.twitter.com\/rjRSmbMXdt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1471948423507161090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bowser&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/coronavirus\/local-impact\/dc-mayor-bowser-hints-at-mask-mandate-return-as-it-evolves-we-evolve\/2913268\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoke<\/a>&nbsp;to reporters at a press conference on Friday and did not rule out reinstating the district\u2019s mask mandate to combat the rise in cases. D.C. currently has a mask advisory but no mandate.<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p>It is the position of the District of Columbia [that] we have a mask advisory in place from the Department of Health that says everyone should wear a mask indoors during rates of high transmission; we are in a rate of high transmission, so everyone should be wearing a mask indoors. But that is on the table, as well as other interventions or other administrative responses that we need to be prepared for this phase of the pandemic<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bowser lifted the district\u2019s indoor mask mandate on November 22, just two days before the first case of the&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/12\/02\/where-did-omicron-covid-variant-come-from-and-where-is-it-circulating.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">omicron<\/a>&nbsp;variant was reported. D.C. reported four instances of the omicron variant on December 12. Bowser&nbsp;<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/586328-dc-mayor-considering-reinstating-mask-mandate-amid-record-covid-19-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said:<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"7\">\n<p>I will be having very in-depth conversations with my team today to see if we need to make any changes in our response. But no one should be surprised that in the winter months cases go up. They are going up across the country and they\u2019re going up in places in the world.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bowser recognized that the fast-spreading omicron variant would likely change the district\u2019s health guidelines. \u201cI expect that\u2019s going to warrant some changes in course for us, around our emergency response,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have always said through this pandemic \u2026 as it evolves, we evolve,\u201d Bowser added.<\/p>\n<p>Bowser also listed suggestions residents should take, regardless of their vaccination status.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are feeling sick, you need to stay home. If you are going to social events, you might want to think if you need to go or not. Limit those events,\u201d she added. \u201cStay in a closer bubble. Wear a mask indoors. That includes in public spaces and that includes in private homes and other settings where you\u2019re not sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.208459214502\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DC, remain vigilant and work together to slow the spread:<\/p>\n<p>\u2714\ufe0f Get vaccinated <br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Get boosted<br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Stay home if you&#8217;re sick <br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Reconsider social gatherings<br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Wear a mask indoors <br \/>\u2714\ufe0f Get tested <\/p>\n<p>Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MEWs6uxEBa\">https:\/\/t.co\/MEWs6uxEBa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XxOZEQtLlm\">pic.twitter.com\/XxOZEQtLlm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1471893818861572105?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden will address the nation on Tuesday about the increasing coronavirus cases and concern about the omicron variant.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki also said that Biden will issue \u201ca stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"11.064406779661\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Building off his Winter Plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> will announce new steps the Administration is taking to help communities in need of assistance, while also issuing a stark warning of what the winter will look like for Americans that choose to remain unvaccinated.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jen Psaki (@PressSec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec\/status\/1472290553492615176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. 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