Uber and Lyft won't ask U.S. riders and drivers to wear masks, joining others in shifting policies after a ruling voiding the U.S. transit mask mandate.
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. will no longer ask riders and drivers in the U.S. to wear masks, joining a growing number of major transport providers shifting their policies. The ride-hailing giants' relaxing of their rules comes after U.
S. airlines said they would no longer require travelers or employees to wear face coverings on domestic and some international flights. A U.S. judge on Monday overturned a federal mandate for passengers to cover their faces. "Remember: many people still feel safer wearing a mask because of personal or family health situations, so please be respectful of their preferences," Uber said in a statement. Both Uber and Lyft said they will allow riders to sit in the front passenger seat."While riders and drivers can always cancel any ride they don't wish to take, health safety reasons — like not wearing a mask — will no longer appear as cancellation options in the app," Lyft said in a blog post. In the U.K., Uber's other major market, the company already relaxed its rules for mask-wearing in line with government advice. People are also reading… The U.S. Transportation Security Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday that companies would no longer be able to order passengers to wear masks on public transportation, although both agencies recommended their continued use. COVID-19 restrictions in the U.S. have eased after a decline in case numbers from a January peak caused by the omicron variant. Almost 1 million Americans have died of COVID in the past two years, and hundreds more continue to die every day. These airlines are dropping mask requirements Delta Air Lines United Airlines Alaska Airlines American Airlines Southwest Airlines JetBlue These 10 charts show you vaccination and virus trends in our state and nation Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. Tags Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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