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U.S. extends airplane mask mandate through April 18

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.

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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.