{"id":1274945,"date":"2022-02-05T21:37:38","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T02:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1274945"},"modified":"2022-02-05T21:37:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T02:37:41","slug":"nine-states-and-d-c-still-have-mask-mandates-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nine-states-and-d-c-still-have-mask-mandates-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine States and D.C. Still Have Mask Mandates in Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fnine-states-and-d-c-still-have-mask-mandates-in-place%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=1274945&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\/10\/children-wearing-masks-in-school-coronavirus-stock-getty-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Nine states, as well as Washington, DC, still have mask mandates in place roughly two years into the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the emergence of vaccines, which&nbsp;federal health officials originally touted as the avenue to return the time of pre-pandemic normalcy, several states and localities are continuing to implement restrictions.<\/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<p>California, for example, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx\">forcing<\/a> toddlers to mask up, as those two and older are required to wear masks in indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status. The mandate is not expected to expire until February 15, 2022. Meanwhile, Delaware\u2019s mask mandate <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.delaware.gov\/health-soe\/order-revisions\/\">requires<\/a> those \u201caged Kindergarten\u201d and up to wear a mask, while those ages two through pre-Kindergarten \u201care strongly encouraged to wear masks if they can do so reliably in compliance with CDC guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York, the original epicenter of the coronavirus in the U.S., is also <a href=\"https:\/\/newyork.cbslocal.com\/2022\/02\/01\/new-york-mask-mandate-stays-in-effect\/\">under<\/a> a mask mandate and is facing legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>On the West Coast, individuals in Gov. Kate Brown\u2019s Oregon (D) are <a href=\"https:\/\/govstatus.egov.com\/or-oha-face-coverings\">required<\/a> to wear masks, face coverings, or face shields \u201cin all indoor spaces.\u201d Notably, Gov. Brown once mandated masks to be worn outside as well, but she&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/25\/oregon-gov-kate-brown-mandates-masks-outside-its-a-necessary-measure\/\">lifted<\/a> that requirement in November. Nevertheless, officials are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/19\/oregon-officials-float-making-indoor-mask-mandate-permanent\/\">floating<\/a>, making the mask mandate a more permanent fixture in the state.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Other states that require masks include:<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Mayor Muriel Bowser\u2019s (D) Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/27\/d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-extends-mask-mandate-another-month\/\">remains<\/a> under a mask mandate, which she recently extended until February 28, 2022. In addition to forcing people, including fully vaccinated individuals, to wear a mask, Bowser has instructed businesses to discriminate against unvaccinated individuals 12 and up, as they are to deny their entry without proof of vaccination:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Remember that starting Saturday you will need these three things before heading out:<\/p>\n<p>1. Proof of Vaccination (12 years +)<br \/>2. Proof of Vaccination and Photo ID (18 years +)<br \/>3. Mask<\/p>\n<p>For more information visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1guYaUWd08\">https:\/\/t.co\/1guYaUWd08<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0s6Aspnu2x\">pic.twitter.com\/0s6Aspnu2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorBowser\/status\/1480956796395216900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This comes long after President Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/20\/broken-promises-one-year-later-biden-still-pushes-masks-americans\/\">pitched<\/a> \u201cjust\u201d 100 days of masking \u2014 another broken promise from the 79-year-old, as he continues to tout masks and require them for travel on aircraft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I\u2019ve said in the last two years: Please wear a mask. If you\u2019re in a \u2014 you know, I think it is part of your patriotic duty. It\u2019s not that comfortable. It\u2019s a pain in the neck,\u201d Biden said last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019ve taken every action I can as President to require people to wear masks in federal buildings and on airplanes and trains, because they\u2019re inter- \u2014 they cross state lines,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nine states, as well as Washington, DC, still have mask mandates in place roughly two years into the Chinese coronavirus pandemic. 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