Bay Area counties renew mask mandates at health care facilities
Several Bay Area counties have reinstated mask mandates at health care facilities to coincide with the beginning of respiratory virus season.
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Several Bay Area counties have reinstated mask mandates at health care facilities to coincide with the beginning of respiratory virus season.
The Contra Costa County health department on Tuesday recommended people wear masks in crowded indoor settings as COVID-19 infections increase throughout the Bay Area.
A jury in San Francisco has convicted a woman for a 2021 incident where she attacked a shopkeeper with pepper spray after violating COVID-19 mask rules in place at the time, prosecutors said.
Healthcare workers in San Mateo County will be required to wear masks between November and April, amid concerns about the increased spread of respiratory viruses such as COVID-19, flu and RSV during those months.
Health care workers in Sonoma County will be required to wear masks in patient care areas from November through April, under a new order issued by the county's health officer.
Members of the California Nurses Association say the state's decision to stop requiring masks in health care settings this week puts them at higher risk for catching COVID-19. Shawn Chitnis reports. (4-5-23)
Officials with Bay Area Rapid Transit announced Thursday that the current mask mandate would expire on October 1, one of the last places in the region where pandemic-era mask rules remain in place.
Employees and visitors of congregate facilities like prisons and homeless shelters will no longer be required to wear a mask indoors in all situations under updated guidance from state public health officials.
BART's Board of Directors voted Thursday to reinstate a face mask requirement on BART trains effective immediately.
Health officials in Alameda County on Thursday announced they will reinstate a mask requirement for most indoor settings due to surging COVID cases.
Officials with the Berkeley Unified School District announced Friday that masks would again be required in all indoor spaces starting Monday, May 23 through the end of the school year, due to rising COVID-19 case levels.
COVID cases continue to rise in California and a doctor from UC Berkeley School of Public Health feels the recommendation to wear masks indoors may not be enough to stop the spread.
At the annual car show in Niles Sunday, it was hard to find anyone wearing a mask. The fear of COVID appears pretty much gone.
Bay Area health officers say COVID-19 safety precautions are essential as cases rise across the region.
