{"id":2354072,"date":"2024-10-12T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limited-healthcare-mask-mandates-return-to-californias-bay-area-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-12T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T18:40:22","slug":"limited-healthcare-mask-mandates-return-to-californias-bay-area-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limited-healthcare-mask-mandates-return-to-californias-bay-area-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Limited healthcare mask mandates return to California\u2019s Bay Area &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">24<\/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%2Flimited-healthcare-mask-mandates-return-to-californias-bay-area-washington-examiner%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=2354072&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--><p>Limited \u200d<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> have been reinstated in California&#8217;s Bay \u200cArea,\u2064 affecting several counties including \u200cAlameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, \u200cand Napa through \u200dspring 2025.\u200b These mandates\u200b require masks in \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-announces-statewide-vaccine-mandate-for-california-healthcare-workers\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom Announces Statewide Vaccine Mandate For California Healthcare Workers\">skilled nursing facilities<\/a>, hospitals, and other healthcare\u200b settings, aiming to\u200c curb \u2063the spread of the flu\u2063 and \u2062other\u200b viruses during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flu-shots-whats-approved-whats-coming-part-1\/\" title=\"Flu Shots: What\u2019s Approved, What\u2019s Coming, Part 1\">upcoming flu season<\/a>. While some counties may\u200c lift the \u2063requirement in March, others will do\u2062 so in April of 2025. Notably,\u200c in Santa Clara and\u200b San Mateo, the mandates extend \u200bto \u200bvisitors and, in Santa \u2064Clara, patients must also wear masks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Limited healthcare mask mandates return to California&rsquo;s Bay Area<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1834130\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Limited mask mandates are returning to several counties in California&rsquo;s Bay Area through spring of 2025. In Alameda, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Napa counties, masks must be worn in skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, and many other healthcare settings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The new mandate was put into effect to limit the spread of the flu and other viruses during the late fall to early spring flu season, with some counties opting to end the requirement in March and others in April of 2025. The orders only apply to healthcare workers except for Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, which are also requiring visitors to wear masks; in Santa Clara, patients must also wear masks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These mask mandates come as the 10-campus University of California system&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/aug\/19\/university-california-gaza-protests-encampment-face-mask-bans\">banned<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;masks to conceal identity, and Los Angeles Mayor Kare Bass reportedly&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/183289\/los-angeless-mayor-contemplating-mask-ban-just-got-covid\">considered<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-city-county-signs-first-face-covering-ban-into-law-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"New York City county signs first face covering ban into law - Washington Examiner\">similar mask ban<\/a> until she recently contracted COVID-19.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&ldquo;Mask mandates are making a comeback in California,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinKileyCA\/status\/1844788613004902692\">said<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Congressman Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, on X. &ldquo;America&rsquo;s leading masker of 2-year-olds, Xavier Becerra, is plotting a run for governor. We must elect the right people to assure history doesn&rsquo;t repeat itself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Given the limited nature of the mandate and its restriction to healthcare settings, it does not appear likely that a broader mandate will go into effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>California had the third-longest COVID-19 mask mandate in the nation, ending only on March 1, with only Hawaii and Washington lifting their mandates after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1834130\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1834130\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limited mask mandates return to California&#8217;s Bay Area counties<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2354076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24036689775212-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42874,4045,4606,34553],"class_list":["post-2354072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-bay-area","tag-california","tag-healthcare","tag-mask-mandates"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP24036689775212-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2354072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2354072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2354072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2354072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2354072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}