LOS ANGELES—With California planning to lift COVID-19 restrictions on business activity and gatherings on June 15, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week the state’s mask-wearing mandate will be mostly lifted as well—but not entirely. Speaking to Fox11 on May 10, Newsom said the state will continue to make recommendations for mask-wearing in select circumstances. But he said when the state’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy is scrapped as scheduled on June 15, mask-wearing will likely only be required in large-scale indoor gatherings. “Only in those settings that are indoor,” he told Fox11. “Only in those massively large settings, where people—from around the world, not just around the country—are convening, and where people are mixing in real dense spaces. “Otherwise, we’ll make guidance, recommendations, but no mandates and no restrictions,” he said. Newsom announced in early April that the state plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions on June 15, banking on the …
Newsom Signals Possible End to Most Mask-Wearing Mandates
May 12, 2021
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