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The new suggestion from the county’s health department comes as the county is seeing a slight increase in COVID-19 cases.

With COVID-19 cases on the rise around parts of the region, there’s a lot of talk about masks once again.

Metro says it’s considering special mask only railcars. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss has been following that development.

President Joe Biden’s administration has been working for months to prepare people to rethink their personal risk calculations as the nation gets used to the idea of living with an endemic COVID-19.

Uber says that riders and drivers are no longer required to wear masks while using the service.

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.

The announcement from the TSA came hours after a federal judge in Florida ruled that the CDC overstepped its authority when it issued a mask mandate for public transportation.

U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle has voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation.

American University and George Washington University on Tuesday will reinstate their indoor mask mandates for on-campus buildings. News4’s Megan McGrath reports.

A federal court judge says he’ll rule soon in a lawsuit that claims Virginia’s
new mask law for schools violates the rights of children with disabilities and medical conditions.

To mask or not to mask? That’s the question in Prince George’s County, Maryland, after county officials lifted the indoor mask mandate Monday.

As COVID-19 cases drop across the country, travel leaders are calling for a change to masking mandates on planes, trains and buses. Transportation Reporter Adam Tuss reports.

To mask or not to mask. That’s the question in Prince George’s County, Maryland, after county officials lifted the indoor mask mandate Monday.

D.C.’s government no longer requires masks in many locations, including restaurants, bars, gyms, stores and entertainment venues. However, private businesses may still require customers or employees to wear masks.

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.

Target will no longer require its staff and shoppers to wear masks inside its store as a matter of corporate policy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend in omicron-fueled COVID cases. CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said they were considering new benchmarks for masking, based on levels of severe illness and hospital capacity.

Business owners in Adams Morgan responded today to Mayor Muriel Bowsers decision to lift vaccine requirements and indoor mask rules for some restaurants and bars in the city.

D.C. is scaling back its rules on masks and vaccines. News4’s Mark Segraves explains what to expect and where you will still have to mask up.

Mayor Muriel Bowser announces that DC will be ‘dialing back’ the indoor mask requirements.