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TSA Extends Face Mask Rules for Another Month

KEEP ‘EM ON

Travelers on public transport and at transit hubs like airports will have to keep masking up at least until April.

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The Transportation Security Administration has extended its mask recommendation for another month to mitigate the spread of COVID. In a memo released Thursday, the TSA said it was following CDC guidelines by calling for masks to still be worn on all public transport and in transit hubs like airports through April 18. The agency said it will keep working with the CDC to evaluate “COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science.”

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