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Metro-North travelers will no longer be required to wear face masks on trains in Connecticut. The change comes after New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the end of the mask mandate on mass transit systems including on subways, buses and more. It’s still recommended that travelers wear face coverings on public transit, but it’s not required. In April, the...

See the latest COVID-19 testing guidelines for major cruise lines sailing out of the United States including Carnival, Norwegian, Disney and more.

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

Here are the latest COVID-19 rules for every major cruise line sailing out of the United States, including masks, vaccination, testing requirements.

The mask mandate in Brookline, Massachusetts, was lifted Thursday, just as that the U.S. Open of golf teed off in the town. The mandate for schools and town-owned indoor spaces had gone into effect May 23 as COVID-19 metrics were rising. But they’ve been falling, and the area is no longer considered at high or medium risk for COVID...

The recommendation from the Boston Public Health Commission is based upon a recent decline in COVID cases and hospitalizations, as well as fewer traces of the virus showing up in the city’s wastewater.

With little time remaining in the current school year, Boston Public Schools students and staffs will no longer be required to wear face masks starting next week. Boston Public Health Commissioner Dr. Bisola Ojikutu sent a letter to BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius on Wednesday that advised masking no longer be required indoors in the district’s schools beginning Monday, June 13….

An indoor mask mandate takes effect Monday in Brookline, Massachusetts, for all schools and other town-owned indoor spaces.

An indoor mask mandate takes effect Monday in Brookline, Massachusetts, for all schools and other town-owned indoor spaces.

An indoor mask mandate went into effect Monday in Brookline, Massachusetts, for all schools and other town-owned indoor spaces. Every individual will now be required to wear a face-covering over their mouth and nose while indoors, including at Town Hall, the library, the senior center, all Brookline Public School buildings and any other town-owned indoor space where the public gathers….

Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill that would have prohibited New Hampshire schools from implementing face mask mandates. The bill vetoed Friday would have prohibited school boards or other public education agencies from adopting policies requiring students or members of the public to wear face coverings. “Just because we may not like a local decision does not mean we…

With Covid cases on the rise, Boston urges testing, masks indoors

A group of doctors are pushing for stronger mask advisories and mandates as COVID cases continue to rise in Massachusetts.

A group of doctors are pushing for stronger mask advisories and mandates as COVID cases continue to rise in Massachusetts. COVID-19 cases have been rising steadily in Massachusetts in recent weeks, with most of the state now in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s high risk category. Experts say COVID cases are likely three times higher than the numbers...

The city of Worcester is “strongly encouraging residents to wear masks” in indoor public settings, officials announced Friday, amid COVID-19 cases rising. The city is averaging about 129 COVID cases per day, a metric that’s risen steadily since it reached a low-point on March 12. It’s now at its highest point since February, the city said. COVID cases are on…

COVID-19 cases are surging once again in Massachusetts, with statewide and school numbers seeing large increases in recent days. And most counties in the state are now in the high risk category, the CDC says. This latest increase is being attributed to subvariants of omicron — the “stealth” omicron variant BA.2, and the BA.2. 12.1 subvariant, which health officials say appears to...

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COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Massachusetts, with half of the state now considered high risk for community transmission, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. And last week’s numbers also showed cases in schools doubled over the previous 7-day period. Some schools in areas where transmission is high have already made the decision to recommend that...

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to the COVID-19 pandemic than white Americans.

Remember all those thousands of passengers that airlines banned for not wearing face masks