Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrel announced Tuesday the city will end its coronavirus emergency proclamation at the end of October. Harrell said in a statement that the city will lift its COVID-19 Civil Emergency Proclamation to align with Washington Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee’s decision to end the statewide state of emergency on Oct. 31. "Our city has been working under an emergency proclamation for nearly 1,000 days as we responded to a new pandemic and unprecedented resulting challenges," Harrell said. SCHOOL CLOSURES RETURN TO CHINA AS COVID-19 CASES RISE IN SHANGHAIHarrel lifted mask mandates and other COVID-19 precautions in city buildings earlier this year.

Source: Fox News October 13, 2022 00:14 UTC