NYC Officially Recommends Wearing Masks In All Indoor Public Settings Again
With the city's COVID-19 rates at high levels once again, city health experts are strongly encouraging ALL New Yorkers to wear face masks in all indoor public settings.
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With the city's COVID-19 rates at high levels once again, city health experts are strongly encouraging ALL New Yorkers to wear face masks in all indoor public settings.
Back in March, the NYC Health Department instituted a new “COVID-19 Alert System” to help direct New Yorkers and businesses on safety precautions to take based on how many COVID cases are ongoing in the city. And though the city is now re-evaluating the alert system and instead will continue to share COVID-19 data online (as copied below), the Health Department announced on Friday, July 8 that rates are at high levels one again, namely due to the new very transmissible variant BA.5.
So, city officials are strongly recommending that New Yorkers wear high-quality masks (KN95, KN94, N95) in all public indoor settings once again. This includes grocery stores, building lobbies, offices, stores, and other common or shared spaces where individuals may interact, such as restrooms, hallways, elevators, and meeting rooms.
They also say people should wear them outdoors when among crowds.
We're currently seeing high levels of COVID-19 in NYC. To help slow the spread, all New Yorkers should wear a high-quality mask, such as an N95, KN95 or KF94 in all public indoor settings and around crowds outside: https://t.co/B6U7bSKPVV pic.twitter.com/Z1Pgt0nAPU
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) July 8, 2022
As usual, the NYC Department of Health and Mayor Adams encourage New Yorkers to take advantage of the resources at their disposal as we go through this next wave. They can:
They have also created a new online tool that will easily show you how long you should quarantine or isolate if you feel sick, test positive or know you were exposed. See it on the NYC Health website here.
NEW: If you're feeling sick, tested positive for COVID-19, or were exposed to someone with COVID-19, our new online tool can help you determine if, and for how long, you should quarantine or isolate.
Learn more: https://t.co/KN4SMLaNDe pic.twitter.com/Nt112X0uVU
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) July 7, 2022