Chicago moved from “low” to “medium” risk for COVID-19 transmission on Friday, so when could health officials reinstate restrictions like the mask mandate?
Published 1 hour agoChicago moved from"low" to"medium" risk for COVID-19 transmission on Friday, so when could health officials reinstate restrictions like the mask mandate?
The Chicago Department of Public Health is now"strongly recommending" that people wear a mask in public, indoor spaces due to the increase in cases, but this doesn't mean a face covering requirement is in place. On Friday, CDPH Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said a citywide mandate is not in place and will not be reinstated unless Chicago moves from medium to high risk level. She reminded, however, that people can spread COVID two days before developing symptoms, so masking is a strong form of protection at this time.
“With the way the current COVID variants are behaving, those are measures we would consider if we reached the High COVID-19 community level—which we aren’t close to reaching in Chicago right now. But we obviously don’t want to get there, and exercising some more caution now will help us keep COVID in control in Chicago," Arwady said.
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