Philadelphia’s indoor mask mandate is soon coming back, though there is one way businesses can get out of it.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors, Bettigole said. Health officials believe the recent spike is being driven by the highly transmissible BA.2 subvariant of omicron, which has spread rapidly throughout Europe and Asia, and has become dominant in the U.S. in recent weeks.
“I sincerely wish we didn’t have to do this again," Bettigole said. “But I am very worried about our vulnerable neighbors and loved ones."will move to Level 2: Mask Precautions beginning today. In order to provide a one-week education period for businesses, masks will be required in all indoor public spaces as of Monday, April 18, 2022. The School District of Philadelphia had already planned on requiring masks as students return from spring break on April 18.
The restaurant industry pushed back against reimposed masking, saying workers will bear the brunt of customer anger over the new rules.
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