{"id":1502296,"date":"2022-06-03T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T14:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1502296"},"modified":"2022-06-03T11:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T15:01:01","slug":"california-county-brings-back-indoor-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-county-brings-back-indoor-mask-mandate\/","title":{"rendered":"California County Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fcalifornia-county-brings-back-indoor-mask-mandate%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=1502296&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 class=\"header\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p><span class=\"label\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">American News<\/span> <span class=\"published\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">Jun 3, 2022 2:18 AM<br \/>\nEST<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt mb-4\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">The mask mandate does not apply to K-12 schools that are finishing the 2021-2022 school year, yet masks will be mandatory in other childcare settings, such as daycares and summer schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"content\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"reader-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<section class=\"cover\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"author\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"show-sm\" data-v-1408f321=\"\"><\/section>\n<section id=\"story-body\" class=\"article\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"article-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"html-content\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<article class=\"html\" data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Starting Friday, masks are required to be worn indoors in <a href=\"https:\/\/covid-19.acgov.org\/face-masks.page?\">Alameda County, California<\/a>, in locations such as offices, restaurants, public transportation, and other public places due to rising COVID cases. Though some school districts and universities had already reinstated mask mandates, Alameda is the first county in the state to do so.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">The county with 1.7 million residents, just across the bay from San Francisco, will also require masks in government offices, healthcare facilities, shelters and rideshare services like Uber and Lyft. Oakland International Airport announced that everyone over 2 years of age must wear a face covering.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">However, the mask mandate does not apply to K-12 schools that are finishing the 2021-2022 school year, yet masks will be mandatory in other childcare settings, such as daycares and summer schools.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">According to the county, COVID cases surpassed the levels seen last summer during the Delta variant and are approaching the peak previously seen in the \u00a0winter of 2020-2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss said, &#8220;Rising COVID cases in Alameda County are now leading to more people being hospitalized and today\u2019s action reflects the seriousness of the moment. We cannot ignore the data, and we can\u2019t predict when this wave may end. Putting our masks back on gives us the best opportunity to limit the impact of a prolonged wave on our communities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">However, Berkeley is excluded from the mask requirement because the city has their own independent health department.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Business owners told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/covid-alameda-county-require-masks-most-indoor-public-settings-cases-spike\/\">CBS<\/a> that they are concerned that customers will go elsewhere because Alameda County is the only one in the Bay Area requiring masks indoors again.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">Los Angeles County, is currently in the &#8220;medium&#8221; tier of the state COVID designation system but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxla.com\/news\/la-county-covid-indoor-mask-wearing\">could reach the highest level by the end of the month<\/a>, thereby necessitating a return of mandatory masks indoors in the county.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"revcontent-slot\" data-v-4da339e1=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<p>Ads by revcontent<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"contributions-container\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"partial contributions-epic\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\" data-v-1408f321=\"\">\n<div class=\"inner\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<h2 data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">Join and support independent free thinkers!<\/h2>\n<div class=\"words\" data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">\n<p data-v-37b8bc14=\"\">We\u2019re independent and can\u2019t be cancelled. 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