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In the California Bay Area, Alameda County residents will required mask up in most public internal settings again.
From Friday, officials said rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, noting that daily reported cases have exceeded the peak of last summer delta wave and are “now approaching levels seen during the 2020-2021 winter wave at comparable testing levels recorded in the lab.”
Reported cases are considered underreported of in total.
“Hospitalizations also rising after it remained stable for the first weeks of this wave. Daily new reception of Patients with COVID-19 increased rapidly in the last days and now exceed last summer peak. We expect to reach [the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)] “High” level of community COVID-19 soongiven current trends,” the Alameda County Health Agency said in a statement. in release. “In addition, when cases of COVID-19 began rise again in April we did not see in our data disproportionate impact on communities of color. It’s no longer true and Hispanics/Latinos now have highest case rate in Alameda County among the largest race/ethnic groups”.
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While vaccination provides protection against severe illness, the agency said the virus was circulating at “very high levels” and noted that camouflage provided an extra layer of protection.
“Growth of COVID cases in Alameda County now leading to more people hospitalized and today’s actions reflect the severity of right now,” explained Alameda County Medical Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss. in statement. “We cannot ignore the data and cannot predict when this wave may end. back on gives us in best ability to limit influence of lingering wave on our communities.”
“We see the same picture of disproportionate impact on hard hit communities play out again with rising cases,” said Kimi Watkins-Tart, Director of Department of Public Health AC HCSA. “Many blacks and browns are working on the front lines. who Can not work from home and are in workplaces where they often interact with in public. A masking order will limit the spread of COVID-19 in these vulnerable communities.”
According to the KTVU, the mask mandate covers government offices, medical facilities, shelters and ride-hailing services.
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Children younger of 2 should no camouflage, and the county won’t require camouflage in K-12 school settings through of school 2021-2022 year.
Masks will required in other children and youth institutions, including a summer school and programs.
The order does not apply to the city of Berkeley, which is an independent local health care jurisdiction.
Auckland International Airport tweeted that everyone over Age of 2 must once again wear masks in internal settings there.
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AC transit also announced that he will restore his mask mandate policy on All buses are “until further notice”.
“We know what policy changes might disappoint everyone. However, in support of our frontline workers and more of the community, we ask our riders to respectfully with in restored Mask mandate,” he wrote. in statement.
