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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reiterated its recommendation that Americans age 2 and older wear masks or respirators in indoor areas of public transit and transportation hubs.
In a statement, the agency also encouraged employees and hub operators to support mask-wearing for all.
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“The CDC continues to advise everyone — passengers and staff — to properly wear an appropriate mask or respirator on indoor public transit and transit hubs to protect themselves and other travelers in these high-density and mixed-population environments We now have a range of tools we need to protect ourselves from COVID-19, including high-quality masks and respirators for everyone who needs them,” said CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky statement.
Passengers wait at a security checkpoint at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on April 19, 2022.
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“Furthermore, it is important for all of us not only to protect ourselves, but also to consider the increased risk of others contracting severe COVID-19 and those who have not yet been vaccinated. Wearing masks on domestic public transport will ensure protection of individuals and communities. protection,” she said.
The CDC said its recommendations are based on “currently available data, including data on national and global epidemiology, circulating variants and their impact on disease severity and vaccine efficacy, current trends in COVID-19 levels in the U.S. community, and implications for the future. COVID-19 trends over the months. »
COVID-19 cases in New York City, alert level raised
While COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have fallen significantly since the outbreak of the highly contagious variant of the omicron last winter, infections in major U.S. cities have recently rebounded.
New York City recently raised its COVID-19 alert level to “moderate,” and the city’s cumulative number of new cases per 100,000 residents rose to 209.02 over the past seven days, citing April 29 data, the state health department said.
In the U.S., the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center says, 61,743 There were 745 new cases on the last day.
Last month, a court ruling overturned a nationwide injunction on public transportation.
The Justice Department appealed the decision at the request of the CDC.
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Wearing a suitable mask or respirator protects not only the wearer but those around them, and is more beneficial in crowded or poorly ventilated areas, the CDC says.