The U.S. is extending a requirement that masks are worn on planes, trains and other forms of transportation until the middle of next month.
Highlights
- The CDC says it will work with government agencies over the next month to “help inform a revised policy framework” Travel industry groups urge Biden administration to lift Covid testing requirements for inbound international travelers.
- The new rules will be based on Covid cases, new variant risk “and the latest science,” CDC says.
- Airports, cities and states have rolled back mask mandates and other pandemic policies elsewhere.
- The U.S.
- is extending a requirement that masks are worn on planes, trains and other forms of transportation until the middle of next month.
- The shorter extension of the policy suggests President Joe Biden and the CDC are weighing whether to lift the mandate entirely.