CDC defends its authority to issue mask mandate for U.S. travelers
As of now, the U.S. does not have a federal mask mandate, and no emergency order has been filed to enforce one.
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights, easing one of the last remaining government mandates meant to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
As of now, the U.S. does not have a federal mask mandate, and no emergency order has been filed to enforce one.
Now to the latest on the mask mandates, which are no longer in effect for major public transportation. Some might be wondering if they will still be protected if they are the only one wearing a mask?
Confusion across the country over mask mandates. As some states are drop them, others reinstate them. This comes as the Justice Department appeals a federal judge’s ruling.
The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains and travel hubs. It came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earlier this week.
More confusion between Americans tonight over masking up. Millions will now be going maskless after a judge struck down the federal mask requirement on public transportation. Some local officials are reinstating their own mask requirements as the country sees a rise in new daily cases.
Now that the mask mandate has ended for airlines, United says passengers who were banned for not following mask rules can now fly again, but it’s on a case-by-case basis.
On Tuesday, a federal judge struck down the nationwide mask mandates for planes and public transport. The Department of Justice is now considering an appeal. Meanwhile, confusion reigns with different rules for planes, airports and the subway. Passengers are faced with making their own choices.
The Justice Department says it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on public transit unless the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes the requirement is still necessary.
Travelers face confusion with the TSA no longer enforcing face coverings on planes and at airports, but some local officials still requiring them. ABC News breaks down what this all means for travelers.