{"id":2008166,"date":"2023-08-22T13:50:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-mask-mandates-returning-to-some-hospitals-offices\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T13:51:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T17:51:52","slug":"covid-19-mask-mandates-returning-to-some-hospitals-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-mask-mandates-returning-to-some-hospitals-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 mask mandates reinstated in hospitals and offices."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fcovid-19-mask-mandates-returning-to-some-hospitals-offices%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=2008166&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 data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Reports\u2062 of Mask Mandates Re-emerging<\/h2>\n<p>Exciting\u2064 news is circulating as colleges, hospitals, and officials are taking action to \u2064re-implement COVID-19 mask mandates. Despite relatively low hospitalizations, these institutions \u200dare prioritizing safety.<\/p>\n<p>One notable example is \u2064Atlanta&#8217;s Morris Brown \u200cCollege, which recently \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CwLcj0qAeWZ\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> on social media that it is reinstating its mask \u200bmandate. The college cited an increase in positive\u2064 COVID-19 cases \u200bamong students at the Atlanta University Center. In addition to \u200cmasks, the college will \u2062enforce isolation and quarantine\u200d regimens, as well as contact tracing, following CDC\u200d guidelines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;All students \u2062and employees are \u2063required\u200d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">wear face masks<\/a> (staff may remove in their offices while alone),&#8221; the announcement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/concerns-grow-that-eris-covid-variant-could-trigger-new-restrictions-5477545\">Concerns Grow\u2064 That \u2018Eris\u2019 COVID Variant Could Trigger New \u200bRestrictions | Live With\u2063 Josh<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/video-security-agent-for-saudi-royal-family-gives-5-self-security-tips-for-surviving-post-covid-crime-5450698\">VIDEO: \u200dSecurity Agent for\u200b Saudi Royal Family Gives 5 Self-Security Tips for\u200c Surviving Post-COVID Crime<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/21\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The college has also implemented other precautionary measures, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-just-a-joke-california-mom-fires-back-after-school-wont-let-daughter-sing-national-anthem\/\" title=\"\u2018It\u2019s Just A Joke\u2019: California Mom Fires Back After School Won\u2019t Let Daughter Sing National Anthem\">maintaining physical distancing<\/a>, prohibiting large\u200b student gatherings or parties for the \u2063next two weeks, \u2063and conducting temperature checks for students \u200dand employees upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Morris Brown President Kevin James clarified that there\u200c have\u200c been no reports of COVID-19 cases on the college campus. These steps are being taken as proactive measures. The Atlanta University Center comprises several historically black colleges, including Morehouse and Spelman Colleges and \u2063Clark Atlanta University.<\/p>\n<p>In Upstate New York, Auburn Community Hospital has also reinstated its mask mandate. This \u200ddecision comes about a month after the policy was officially lifted. \u2063The hospital now requires all staff, visitors,\u2064 and patients to wear masks \u2063in clinical \u2063areas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Similarly, Upstate Medical&#8217;s two hospitals, University \u2063and Community General, have \u200breintroduced masking due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. Additionally, COVID-19 testing will be mandatory for admitted patients.<\/p>\n<p>The company stated, \u2063&#8221;Effective immediately, mandatory masking is required by all staff, visitors, and patients in \u2062clinical areas of Upstate University Hospital, Upstate Community Hospital, and ambulatory clinical spaces. Masking is strongly recommended in all non-clinical areas.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to CDC data, \u200cNew York has experienced a 3 percent\u2064 rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations as of August 5.<\/p>\n<p>In Southern California, Lionsgate, a major \u200cHollywood studio, has reinstated its mask mandate. The decision was made after several employees\u2062 tested positive for COVID-19. The memo from Lionsgate\u2062 manager Sommer McElroy states that employees \u2062must <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-19-mask-mandates-returning-to-some-hospitals-offices\/\" title=\"COVID-19 mask mandates reinstated in hospitals and offices.\">wear\u200c medical-grade face\u200d coverings<\/a> in indoor spaces, \u200bwith exceptions for specific situations.<\/p>\n<p>The memo specifies that only the third and fifth floors\u200c of Lionsgate&#8217;s Santa\u2064 Monica office will be\u2062 subject to the mandate. The studio will provide at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-covid-test-rule-could-cost-insurance-companies-up-to-20-billion-a-month\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s COVID Test Rule Could Cost Insurance Companies Up To  Billion A Month\">-home testing kits<\/a> and masks for \u2062staff.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has noted small increases in COVID-19 indicators but maintains that \u2062overall metrics remain at a\u200d low level of \u2062concern. The Epoch Times has reached out to\u2063 Lionsgate for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In New Jersey, Rutgers \u2062University has announced \u2064vaccine and mask mandates for students attending classes\u200c in the fall semester.<\/p>\n<h3>Speculation on \u200cWidespread Mask Reimplementation<\/h3>\n<p>Given these reports of mandates resurfacing in \u2062various locations, speculation \u200chas \u2063arisen regarding the possibility of another\u200c widespread push to reimplement masks across the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are reports of colleges, hospitals, and officials reinstating COVID-19 mask mandates, despite low hospitalizations. 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