Factbox-Where you still need to wear a mask in the United States
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[April 20, 2022]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Airlines and airports,
the ride-sharing company Uber and national train service Amtrak, are now
lifting mask mandates that have been in place for more than a year.
The shift comes after a judge in Florida ruled against a federal mandate
and the Biden administration said it would not enforce one even as
COVID-19 infections are rising
in the United States, and more than 400 people are dying per day from
the airborne disease. But the White House is still urging Americans to
wear masks, however, and they are still required in some areas:
HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, CLINICS
Some hospital chains, like UnityPoint Health in Iowa, Wisconsin and
Illinois, have dropped mask requirements for patients, visitors and
fully vaccinated employees since the Florida ruling.
But the majority of medical facilities are still requiring masks
indoors.
BROADWAY SHOWS
More than 40 Broadway theaters will still require masks until at least
the end of May, according to a website representing the theaters.
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NEW YORK, BOSTON, SAN FRANCISCO
Some U.S. cities, including Washington D.C., quickly suspended mask
requirements on public transportation and in other public spaces, but
others kept them in place.
Passengers in New York City must wear masks in indoor train stations,
and on board subways, commuter rail, buses, and paratransit vehicles,
the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, North America's largest
transportation network, says. The same goes for passengers on Boston's
public buses and commuter rail network and San Francisco's BART transit
network.
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A commuter wears a mask while riding the New York City Subway as the
outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the
Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas
Jackson
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2019/Sep/05/images/ads/current/stclara_lda_SPONSOR_090519.png) New York airports JFK International
and LaGuardia kept mask requirements in place, but they were dropped
at nearby Newark, New Jersey.
PRIVATE BUSINESSES
Small business owners can ask patrons to wear masks, and refuse
entry to people who do not.
SOME UNIVERSITIES
A handful of major colleges and universities recently reinstated
mask requirements, after COVID-19 cases rose. Georgetown University
reinstated its indoor mask mandate on April 7, citing a "significant
increase" in COVID-19 cases thanks to the highly contagious BA.2
variant.
Johns Hopkins has also recently reinstated mask mandates in common
areas and dining halls, after an outbreak of COVID infections after
Spring Break.
JAILS AND PRISONS
Visitors to many jails and prisons are still required to wear masks,
according to information on their websites, including in Los Angeles
County, home to the world's largest jail and in Washington State.
AT THE U.S.-CANADA BORDER
U.S. residents traveling to Canada are still required to wear masks
once they cross the border, and for 14 days afterward.
(Reporting by Heather Timmons in Washington, DC, Jonathan Allen in
New York and Steve Scherer in Ottawa; editing by Bernard Orr)
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