COVID-19 Latest: DC Renews Indoor Mask Mandate In Public Spaces Regardless Of Vaccination Status As Delta Variant Continues To Fuel Cases

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJZ) — DC Mayor Muriel Bowser is renewing the indoor disguise mandate successful nationalist spaces starting astatine 5 a.m. Saturday, careless of vaccination status.

This comes 2 days aft the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that masks should beryllium worn successful indoor nationalist spaces successful areas with a “high transmission” complaint for covid-19. The newest cases are being fueled by the Delta variants.

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Anyone implicit the property of 2 volition beryllium required to deterioration a disguise successful nationalist indoor spaces starting July 31.

“Now the pandemic is skewing younger,’ said DC wellness manager Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt. “Children tin get covid-19. It’s not acceptable to instrumentality our ft disconnected the state present that the pandemic is skewing to our younger population.”

Bowser said she renewed the disguise mandate due to the fact that she wants to nip it successful the bud.

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— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) July 29, 2021

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