Health officials are urging fully vaccinated Californians to resume wearing masks in indoor public settings amid the latest sustained and significant COVID-19 surge. And more than 90% of California’s population lives in areas currently under one of those designations, according to the state Department of Public Health. However, the state now “recommends universal masking in indoor public settings,” according to a statement. The latest mask recommendation is just one of the new measures California officials have put into action to combat a sustained increase in coronavirus infections and COVID-19 hospitalizations. California California considers indoor mask rules after CDC’s recommendation State health officials are reviewing federal guidance that residents who are vaccinated should resume wearing masks in indoor public settings.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 28, 2021 16:31 UTC