Mask Mandates Reemerge Amid Upturn in COVID-19 Cases

Nationally, hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have been rising the past few weeks. The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have in an era of living with the coronavirus.

According to Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the necessity of mask mandates will come down to a case-by-case basis, adding that publicly available data should inform these decisions. Learn more from The Hill here.