Mask Mandates Reinstated At Hospitals In At Least Four States Amid Rise In COVID-19, Flu

January 05, 2024

Reuters (1/4, Brooks) reports, “Hospitals in at least four U.S. states have reinstated mask mandates amid a rise in cases of COVID, seasonal flu and other respiratory illness.” The mandatory masking for both patients and providers has returned at “healthcare facilities in New York, California, Illinois and Massachusetts.”