Tue Apr 12, 2022 – 12:11 pm EDTTue Apr 12, 2022 – 12:42 pm EDT
PHILADELPHIA (LifeSiteNews) – The city of Philadelphia has reinstated a city-wide face mask mandate, public health officials announced, in an apparent attempt to quell the spread of COVID-19.
The city will become the first major U.S. city to turn back on dropping mask requirements, enacting a city-wide mandate from April 18 enforcing the wearing of face coverings in all indoor public spaces, “including schools and childcare settings, businesses, restaurants, and government buildings,” an announcement from Philadelphia Public Health stated Monday.
Masks were still required in healthcare settings, including in nursing homes, and on public transport in Philadelphia before the mandate was expanded.
🧵 Due to increasing COVID-19 cases, @PhiladelphiaGov 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. (1/4)
— Philadelphia Public Health (@PHLPublicHealth) April 11, 2022
“Starting today, we’re asking businesses to dig up those ‘masks required’ signs and start hanging them in your windows,” Philadelphia Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole said at a Monday
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