The order was set to expire April 18, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday extended it by two weeks.
Daily COVID-19 cases are ticking up in the U.S. once again, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A month-long sweeping review of the CDC is set to begin next week. The news comes the same day as the announcement of a $10 billion bipartisan plan for COVID-19 relief.
Federal officials are dropping a health warning that they have attached to sailing on cruise ships since the start of the pandemic.
The CDC has signed off on a second booster shot for people over 50, and the BA.2 subvariant is now the dominant strain in the U.S.
Wilson says the mandate is unlawful and exceeds the authority of the CDC.
The CDC predicts less than 13,000 people may die from the virus over the next four weeks. That’s nearly a 50% drop from the previous forecast and the lowest that number has been projected so far this year.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects COVID-19 deaths will continue to decrease.
The CDC says just 2% of the U.S. population now live in a county with a “high” COVID-19 community level.
The CDC is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate for public transit next month, but the existing face covering requirement will be extended through April 18.
