NEW: CDC is expected to loosen its indoor masking guidelines to states as early as next week, according to several people familiar with the matter.
to states soon, according to several people familiar with the matter. The agency’s update could come as early as next week.
In recent weeks, new cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus have been dropping in every state except Maine. Hospitalizations are declining nationwide, as well, according to an NBC News tally. States’ making changes to their mask rules is “entirely understandable,” Fauci said. “At the local level, there is a strong feeling of need to get back to normality.”
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