Capitol doctor drops congressional mask mandate ahead of State of the Union address
But according to new CDC measurements on Friday, more than 70% of the US population is in a place with low or medium Covid-19 community levels. For these areas, there is no recommendation for indoor masking unless you are at potential “increased risk” of Covid-19 and if so, the CDC recommends speaking to your health care provider. of wearing a mask.
“The Washington DC region is now at the ‘green’ or low level in this new CDC scheme,” Monahan noted.
“Business processes such as committee hearings and other meetings should revise signage or operating statements to reflect that indoor space mask wearing is optional and not required at this time,” Monahan wrote. in his Sunday memo.
“Coronavirus circumstances, COVID19 community level, may change to a ‘medium or yellow’ level where some people resume indoor mask wearing and weekly serial testing, while a ‘high or amber’ level would result in the resumption of the indoor mask-wearing requirement for all.”