U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday said it would appeal a judge's ruling ending a mask mandate on airplanes if public health officials deem it necessary, hours after Biden answered a question about whether travelers should keep masking on planes by saying 'it's up to them.'
People without masks arrive to the counter for check in at La Guardia Airport after the Biden administration announced it would no longer enforce a U.S. coronavirus disease mask mandate on public transportation, following a federal judge's ruling that the 14-month-old directive was unlawful, in New York, U.S., April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Eduardo MunozPORTSMOUTH, N.H., April 19 - U.S.
The CDC still advises people to wear masks on public transit, White House spokesperson Jen Psaki noted shortly before Biden's comment.After landing in New Hampshire, a short while later, Biden, asked whether people should continue to wear masks on planes, said, "It's up to them." It comes as COVID-19 infections are rising in the United States, and more than 400 people are dying daily from the airborne disease, based on the latest seven-day average.
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