All of New York City is now considered to have high community spread of the coronavirus.
Mayor Eric Adams says he is not planning to reinstate mask mandates despite rising coronavirus cases. He says the availability of vaccines and treatments means that the city is in a new normal.According to the Centers for Disease Control, 54 of New York's 62 counties are described as currently having ‘high’ COVID-19 community levels.
The CDC recommends anyone in an area with a "high" community level to wear masks indoors in public and on public transportation.However, Mayor Eric Adams haid earlier this week that he was not ready to bring back mask mandates.The city's health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, had said that mask mandates and vaccine checks could return if hospitalizations continue to increase.
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