Starting today, Alameda County is reinstating a mask requirement for most indoor public settings, including gyms, grocery stores and at Oakland International Airport.
The order will not apply to the city of Berkeley, which operates as its own local health jurisdiction. A spokesperson for the city did not respond when asked whether Berkeley will align with the county.
Alameda County is the first county in the Bay Area to reinstate mask requirements in indoor public settings since February, when the state and most counties in the greater Bay Area lifted mask requirements that were implemented to combat the winter surge driven by the omicron variant.An airport spokesperson told NBC Bay Area that they will supply airlines with masks to give to arriving passengers, who may be caught off guard. Masks will also be available at the info booths.
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