Face masks

Data shows an increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Boston, prompting city leaders to urge the public to start wearing masks indoors again.

With COVID-19 cases rising in Massachusetts and most of the state now considered high risk for community transmission, it may be time to revisit quarantine guidance. The latest virus quarantine guidance, as posted on the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website, is primarily based on two factors – how long since your positive test result, and whether or not the…

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The Justice Department said Wednesday that it would be appealing a ruling which lifted the travel face mask mandate, after the CDC determined masks continue to be necessary for the public good.

The CDC announced Wednesday that it was extending the national mask requirement for public transportation systems through May 3 as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases in parts of the country.

In most school districts across Rhode Island, masks became optional on Monday. The exceptions are Providence, the state’s largest district, and Central Falls, which has been among the communities hardest hit by COVID-19. Rhode Island lifted the statewide school mask mandate at the end of the day Friday, which gives local school districts the authority to decide whether to require...

TD Garden, home to the Boston Bruins and Celtics, will no longer require face masks as of March 5, in line with the new guidelines from the city.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis scolded students for wearing masks during a visit to the University of South Florida, calling it, “COVID theater.”

Currently the city has a mask mandate in place for indoor public spaces and schools, but with federal mask guidelines changing, the issue is up for discussion.

Vermont schools with a student vaccination rate of 80% or higher can lift their masking requirements on Monday. State officials made the announcement earlier this month that the state recommendations for universal masking in highly vaccinated schools would expire at the end of the month. “Our schools have had an incredibly difficult year, and this is an important step to…

Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday.

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The CDC is expected to loosen its indoor masking guidelines to states soon, according to several people familiar with the matter.

The new guidance loosens recommendations for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is updating its face mask guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Massachusetts student athletes and their coaches will no longer be required to wear masks for indoor activities after Feb. 28, the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Friday.

The Providence public schools will continue requiring students and staff to wear face coverings even after a statewide school mask requirement ends March 4, officials said Friday. Gov. Dan McKee announced earlier this week that the statewide school mask mandate would end March 4, a week after students return from February vacation, but added that mask regulations would then be…

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee on Wednesday announced he would lift the statewide mask mandate and proof of vaccination requirements for indoor public facilities on Feb. 11. He also said, pending an approval of an extension of his emergency powers, he would plan to extend the school mask mandate through March 4, at which point individual districts would have the…

Portland’s City Council voted 7-2 Monday evening to scrap the face mask mandate for indoor public spaces, effective in 10 days.