Cuomo announces New Yorkers CAN ditch their masks after all – just four days after telling everyone to keep them on despite CDC’s guidance
New Yorkers can officially ditch their masks, Gov Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, just four days after telling everyone to keep them on despite the CDC‘s guidance they were no longer needed.
Starting Wednesday – when businesses can open at 100 percent capacity again – it is no longer a state law that masks must be worn in public places, meaning it is now down to businesses to enforce them.
Masks will still be mandatory in schools, public transport, and nursing homes, Cuomo said, per CDC guidelines.
Cuomo was among governors who were hesitant to lift the mandate last week despite the CDC’s advice that fully vaccinated people can resume normal pre-pandemic activities.
There was mass confusion over the announcement.
First, President Biden announced it with excitement. He was then pictured over the weekend wearing a mask.
First Lady Jill Biden, who had jubilantly gone maskless on Thursday, wore one again on Friday.
Ordinary Americans were baffled by the mixed messages.
New Yorkers can officially ditch their masks, Gov Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, just four days after telling everyone to keep them on despite the CDC’s guidance they were no longer needed