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In a move that signals another step past the height of the pandemic, the Triangle's three major hospital systems are relaxing mask requirements.
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The mask-wearing requirement had been initially imposed in early 2021, shortly after President Biden took office.
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Restrictions will ease for outdoor activities. Starting Wednesday, students will no longer be required to wear masks at recess or sports events.
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The Senate fell short Wednesday on overriding a veto to a bill that would have allowed K-12 students to opt out of COVID-19 mask-wearing mandates. The Republican measure was approved last month on the same day Cooper encouraged boards of education to end broad mask requirements.
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The study included 61 school districts, more than 3,000 schools, and more than 1.1 million students and adults from across nine states, according to Duke University, which released the findings and is a member of the collaborative.
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Depending on where you live, your community may have ended its mandate to wear a mask in public. But the pandemic isn't over and vulnerable people can still get sick or die. So what is our responsibility to the greater good?
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The new state human resources policy still gives agency heads the ability to require masks in high-risk settings such as prisons, state-run hospitals and homeless shelters.
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The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives in a place where it's safe to go mask free.
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Officials say the mandates can end due to decreasing case counts and hospitalizations across the county.
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The governor said COVID-19 metrics continue to move in the right direction and vaccines are now widely available.