mask mandates

Last month, a federal judge in Florida struck down a government requirement for masking in public transportation. The Justice Department is appealing the decision. 

Many travelers rejoiced when mask mandates were abruptly lifted on airplanes and other transportation systems around the country by a federal judge on Monday. But don’t leave that mask at home when you travel just yet, advises Dr. John Torres.

A new poll finds that a majority of Americans continue to support a mask requirement for people traveling on airplanes and other shared transportation.

Airline mask mandates are no longer in effect — and some plane passengers received that news with cheers in the middle of their flights. Watch the video here.

Uber and Lyft will no longer require masks for drivers and riders, the company announced Tuesday.

A decision by a federal judge in Florida to throw out a national mask mandate in public transportation across the U.S. created a patchwork of rules Monday that vary by city and mode of transit.

A federal judge in Florida has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials

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.

The Biden administration has announced it will extend through May 3 the nationwide mask requirement for airplanes and public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

News4 Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss talks to travelers about whether mask mandates on public transportation should remain in place.

Twenty-one states with Republican attorneys general sued Tuesday to halt the federal government’s requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains, ferries and other public transportation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit, announced by Florida’s Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General Ashley Moody and filed in federal court in Tampa, Florida, contends that the mask mandate exceeds the authority...

The Transportation Security Administration is extending the mask mandate on public transportation until April 18.

The school district said other COVID-19 mitigation strategies will remain in place, including a testing program, vaccination clinics and enhanced cleaning practices.

People may still choose to wear masks during their visits.

The District will ease mask restrictions in most indoor settings Tuesday.

The CDC announced Americans living in low COVID-19 transmission areas don’t need to wear a mask indoors. News4’s Shomari Stone got reaction from local residents.

Most healthy Americans living in areas where COVID-19 community transmission is low can take a break from wearing masks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance issued Friday.

The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to remove its statewide mask mandate for K-12 students and let local school districts determine their own masking policies starting March 1. A legislative committee will make a final decision.

Police in Canada say they have made more than 100 arrests and progress in clearing out truckers who have paralyzed Ottawa for three weeks in a protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions

Hundreds of truckers clogging Canada’s capital stood their ground and defiantly blasted their horns Thursday, even as police arrested two protest leaders and threatened to break up the nearly three-week protest.