CA Extends Indoor Mask Mandate Through Feb. 15th

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports:

California’s indoor mask mandate has been extended one month, through at least Feb. 15, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly announced in a briefing Wednesday.

The mandate went into effect on Dec. 15, 2021, and was set to expire Jan. 15, 2022. It requires that masks be worn in all indoor public settings — regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status.

While several counties have already imposed their own mask mandates after California’s “grand reopening” on June 15, 2021, about half of the state’s population live in counties that do not have their own masking requirements.

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THIS JUST IN: California’s indoor mask mandate was set to expire on Jan. 15. It has just been extended to Feb. 15.

Super Bowl LVI is scheduled to take place Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium but the NFL is looking at possible alternate venues, including AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 5, 2022