{"id":2021653,"date":"2023-09-04T18:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T22:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-temporary-covid-mask-mandate-has-ended\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T18:30:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T22:30:04","slug":"atlanta-college-confirms-temporary-covid-mask-mandate-has-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-temporary-covid-mask-mandate-has-ended\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta College&#8217;s temporary COVID mask mandate has been lifted."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fatlanta-college-confirms-temporary-covid-mask-mandate-has-ended%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=2021653&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=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0904\/700d1de2-211e-48c1-84c3-b2b48fd49bb0\/audio.mp3?length=4097709&#038;duration=341\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta college that reinstated its mask mandate in August confirmed that it has ended the rule after two\u200d weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Morris Brown College, described as a historically black liberal arts college, stated in mid-August that\u2062 it would reimpose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">mask mandates<\/a> amid what it said was \u2063a rise in COVID-19 cases on campuses \u2064near where it\u2019s \u2062located. That rule was scheduled to \u2063end on Sept. 3.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/atlanta-college-covid-backlash-mask-mandate-end-1824229\">Newsweek<\/a>, college President Kevin James\u200b confirmed that the \u200drule had ended. However,\u2064 the school will still \u201chave several safety protocols in place,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Parties and large events will still be banned from the campus, the official said in a letter, according to the outlet.\u2064 The letter states\u2064 that employees and students\u200c will have to undergo temperature checks\u2063 before coming to the campus and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-end-of-covid-mask-mandate-amid-backlash\/\" title=\"Atlanta College Ends COVID Mask Mandate Despite Backlash\">maintain physical distancing<\/a>, while people who test \u200cpositive for COVID-19 have to isolate for five\u2063 days.<\/p>\n<p>The college\u2019s move to\u200b reinstate the mask mandate several weeks ago came as multiple hospitals around\u200c the United States also \u200creinstated the rule, coming more than three years after the start of the pandemic in the United States. A number of people on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, including former President Donald Trump \u200cand others, criticized the decisions to reinstate mandates and said Americans shouldn\u2019t comply if they\u2019re broadly imposed again.<\/p>\n<p>At the same\u200b time, some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/atlanta-college-confirms-temporary-covid-mask-mandate-has-ended\/\" title=\"Atlanta College's temporary COVID mask mandate has been lifted.\">corporate media outlets interviewed doctors<\/a> and health officials who suggested that Americans should start using masks again amid an uptick in COVID-19\u2064 hospitalizations. However, the number of\u2063 hospitalizations is still far lower than previous increases in COVID-19 cases over the past several years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans have had \u200cenough COVID hysteria. We will not comply!\u201d Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wrote on \u200dX, formerly known as Twitter, in August.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHear\u200c these words: We will not comply. So don\u2019t even think about it,\u201d President Trump also said in\u200b a video, reacting to recent mandate reports. \u201cWe will not\u2063 shut down our schools. We will not accept \u2063your lockdowns. We will not abide by your mask mandates \u2064and\u200c we \u2064will not tolerate your vaccine mandates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former\u2062 Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate \u2063Kari Lake wrote \u201cAmen, Mr. President. \u200dWE WILL NOT \u2062COMPLY\u201d in a response post on X.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for\u2062 the Centers for Disease\u2062 Control and Prevention told The\u200d Epoch Times last week that currently, COVID-19 hospitalizations remain low in \u201c97 percent \u2063of \u2062the country.\u201d The agency also stated \u200bthat it has had no\u2063 talks about returning to mask-wearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video_fit_container\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"671\" height=\"377\" class=\"video_frame\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ganjingworld.com\/embed\/1g3o9031c7120hhcjy3GQRK6F1rg1c\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\n  <\/div>\n<h2>Other\u200b Details<\/h2>\n<p>A former Trump official, Dr. Deborah\u2062 Birx, who initially led the COVID-19 pandemic response for the federal government in 2020, suggested in \u2063an\u200b interview that mask mandates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/former-federal-health-official-pushes-back-on-mask-mandates-5485691\">don\u2019t\u200c need to return<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need to mandate,\u201d Dr. Birx told\u2064 Newsmax on Sept. 2. \u201cWe\u200b need to actually empower\u200c people with the information that they need for themselves and their families because every family is different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd by the\u2064 way, \u200coutside is safe, and playgrounds are\u2064 safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-seek-to-depose-fauci-other-top-officials-in-big-tech-government-censorship-case\/\" title=\"States Seek to Depose Fauci, Other Top Officials in Big Tech\u2013Government Censorship Case\">federal official involved<\/a>\u2064 in the response, Dr. Anthony <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta college reinstated its mask mandate in August but has now ended the rule after two weeks. 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