Masks
When Will the Bay Area Fully Lift Mask Mandates? Not for a While
COVID-19 Updates, Masks As decisions to vaccinate and wear face coverings indoors drive down COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations, health officers for the nine Bay Area jurisdictions that require face coverings in most indoor public spaces today reached a consensus on criteria to lift those health orders. What about proof of vaccine mandate for more...
SF’s Mask Mandate Might Loosen Soon
COVID-19 Updates, Masks, San Francisco On the heels of Santa Cruz County’s lifting of the indoor mask mandate, San Francisco hints that changes to its mask mandate may be coming soon. Thanks to SFist and San Francisco Chronicle for sharing the news that San Francisco may be loosening its mask mandate soon. San Francisco public health officer more...
Santa Cruz County Lifts Indoor Mask Mandate
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks, Vaccines By Eli Walsh, Bay City News Foundation Santa Cruz County lifted its indoor mask mandate Wednesday as local health officials cited the county’s declining rate of viral transmission. County officials lifted the mandate, effective immediately after Santa Cruz County moved into the “moderate” tier of community transmission, the second-lowest level of viral spread more...
SF + Bay Area’s New Mask Rule: What Does it Mean Exactly?
Bay Area Updates, Masks Earlier today eight different Bay Area health officers issued a joint statement requiring universal indoor masking starting August 3, 2021 at 12:01am with “limited exceptions.” But what exactly are the exceptions and what is/isn’t allowed? FAQ / New Universal Mask Mandate: A Breakdown For all these exceptions that apply to designated settings, the more...
Bay Area Indoor Mask Mandate is Officially Back August 3
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks Bay Area Health Officials Urge Immediate Vaccination and Issue Orders Requiring Use of Face Coverings Indoors to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley Indoor Masking Orders Take Effect Tuesday San Francisco, CA – Vaccination continues to more...
SF’s Mask Mandate Might Be Coming Back
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks, Vaccines San Francisco mayor London Breed has finally announced that the city is indeed looking at re-instituting mask rules regardless of vaccine status according to a story by San Francisco Chronicle reporter Trisha Thadani “Yes, we are looking at mask mandates for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Yes, we are looking at more...
7 Bay Area Counties Now Asking You to Remask Indoors
Bay Area Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Masks With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley recommend that everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear masks indoors in public places to ensure easy verification that all unvaccinated people are masked in those more...
SF’s City Hall Eases Mask Rules on July 6
Bay Area Updates, Brand New, COVID-19 Updates, Masks, Only in San Francisco, Reopening Starting next Tuesday, July 6, face coverings will no longer be required for fully vaccinated visitors entering City Hall and other City facilities, except for certain limited settings such as healthcare, long-term care, public transit, correctional and shelter facilities. “We continue to align with state guidance on mask requirements. Starting next more...
