mask mandates - Page 11

North Carolina’s Guilford County is threatening “leveraged civil penalties” for failure to comply with the reinstituted mask mandate, it announced in a press release on Thursday.

Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson (R) announced Thursday that he filed a lawsuit in Douglas County District Court aiming to stop Omaha’s temporary mask mandate.

Nearly 4,200 schools will be closed or condemned to remote learning this week as officials fear the low-risk omicron variant of the coronavirus.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will update its guidance concerning masks in due time, CDC director Rochelle Walensky suggested during Wednesday’s press briefing. 

New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of the latest areas of the country to reimplement a mask mandate, nearly two years after the start of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly considering altering its masking guidance to recommend individuals wear “highly protective N95 or KN95 masks,” the Washington Post reported on Monday.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) issued a reminder to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday, noting that masking is not key to making the Chinese coronavirus disappear — a reminder that comes as certain states and localities reinstitute mask mandates nearly two years after the start of the pandemic.

Fox News anchor Bret Baier confronted CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” about the public losing confidence in her agency over their COVID guidance.

Kansas City, Missouri, is reinstating its mask mandate for children in K-12 schools following a city council vote approving the measure. 

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) extended the state’s indoor mask mandate through February 15 amid concerns about the spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) took a maskless trip to Republican-led Florida after blaming “Republican liars” for prolonging the pandemic just last week. 

Blue New York on Wednesday led the United States in the daily average of Chinese coronavirus cases per capita, despite Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) mask ultimatum to businesses and New York City’s extensive vaccine requirements for workers as well as patrons of private establishments.

Nikole Hannah-Jones, the non-historian behind the widely discredited New York Times “1619 Project,” admitted on Twitter Wednesday that virtual learning is harmful to children as teachers’ unions across the country call for school closures.

Teachers’ unions across the country are demanding that schools shut down in favor of virtual learning amid concerns over the low-risk omicron variant of the coronavirus.

President Joe Biden mistakenly said there was reason for hope in the year “2020” in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus.

From the 4th of January, English school children will be once again required to wear masks in schools by the government.

The Round Rock, Texas, school board, which has made headlines for having its own armed agents arrest parents in their homes, is holding a closed-door meeting to consider the future of its superintendent.

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Joe Biden’s mask and vaccine mandates for Texas Head Start programs.

Over 3,200 schools will be closed or condemned to remote learning this week as officials fear the low-risk omicron variant of the coronavirus.

CNBC “Squawk Box” anchor Becky Quick on Monday criticized school mask mandates as kids return back to class after Christmas break amid a spike in cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

After another year of lockdowns and mask mandates, one positive effect of the left’s burgeoning authoritarianism is that parents started paying attention to what their children were learning in school and decided to take action.

California is facing a massive surge in coronavirus cases, despite adopting strict policies like mask and vaccine mandates, as the omicron variant continues to spread.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten stated that because of the greater transmissibility of the Omicron coronavirus variant, “People are going to get sick” with coronavirus, and that “it doesn’t matter how

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona stated that school districts that don’t require masks in schools should re-think those policies and “parents have had enough of school closures due to poor policies.” Cardona said, “Unfortunately, we

Science Feedback, a third-party Facebook “fact checker” known for its controversial fact-checks of news stories and op-eds that challenge official opinion, has admitted it was wrong to fact-check and censor a Reason article. The article stated that the study relied on by the CDC to promote mask mandate in schools is bogus.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Lead,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that school mask mandates have a “really different” risk calculus than relaxing quarantine rules. After Fauci defended the CDC relaxing quarantine rules by stating

Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber, a Democrat, complained about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the Republican legislature during an appearance on CNN, suggesting there is nothing he can do to curb the spread of the omicron variant in the Sunshine State because state leaders “outlawed” certain mandates.

Baltimore County this week declared a state of emergency due to the Chinese coronavirus and is reintroducing mask mandates — a move Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski blamed on unvaccinated Americans, calling them selfish for refusing to get the shot.

France announced new coronavirus regulations for the coming weeks including compulsory mask-wearing on city streets. 

New York businesses are struggling to abide by the state’s mask and vaccination rules, with one gym alone seeing 200 membership suspensions or cancelations over the coercive rules thrust upon business owners by the Democrat governor.

The socialist prime minister of Spain has mandated the wearing of masks OUTDOORS over fears regarding the omicron variant

Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott warned Thursday that governments around the world have become accustomed to the increased powers delivered to them by what were initially temporary coronavirus restrictions, adding permanent state controls may well be next.

The city of Rome and the entire Italian region of Lazio have imposed a universal outdoor mask mandate beginning Thursday, despite no spike in deaths or patients in intensive care units.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R) is heading a multi-state lawsuit aimed to protect children and teachers from President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates, filing the lawsuit Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Hollywood star Denise Richards is defending herself after coming under attack for posting a maskless selfie during a recent flight, saying she used a “huge” winter coat and hoodie instead.

Washington, DC, is reporting the highest coronavirus cases per capita in the nation, Wednesday’s data found, as a host of new restrictions are introduced.