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On Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced that the statewide mask mandate would be lifted, leaving businesses to decide if they want to enforce the public health guidance. It was difficult with the mask mandate in place, and now businesses are facing backlash for requiring patrons to continue to wear …

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the United States will now require masks on all public transportation.  According to CNN, this includes buses, trains, taxis, airplanes, boats, subways, or ride-share vehicles while traveling into, within, and out of the U.S. The request goes into effect at 11:59 p.m. …

With mask orders still in full effect to slow the spread of COVID-19, many people are experiencing a skin rash known as “maskitis.” This condition causes blemishes to be produced by humidity and friction created by the masks. Skincare expert Dr. Dennis Gross says that the breakout is often confused …

Saturday, a Florida man was arrested after he was upset about a Best Buy store’s coronavirus mask policy. According to a police report, deputies responded to a disturbance call at a Best Buy store in Vero Beach. One of the store employees said that the suspect involved in the “incident” …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urges citizens to take the mask-wearing a step further by wearing them indoors while not at home. In its weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC warned that the U.S. has entered “a phase of high-level transmission” as colder weather and the …

An Alabama jail has decided not to allow inmates to wear masks that would help prevent the spread of the coronavirus “they’re going to eat them,” an official said in a report. According to Al.com, Madison County Jail in Huntsville confiscated masks and told inmates they would not give out …