New York City officials are recommending residents wear masks in indoor public spaces amid climbing Covid-19 cases.
‘We don’t anticipate that this wave will last much longer, so hang in there,’ New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan says
More than one million Americans were killed by Covid-19 in just over two years, the CDC reports. But the disease has hit some segments of the U.S. population far more than others. Photo illustration: Todd JohnsonNew York City officials are recommending residents wear masks in indoor public spaces amid climbing Covid-19 cases in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.
New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan issued the advisory Monday, requesting New Yorkers over the age of two years old wear masks in indoor public spaces such as grocery stores and offices.
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