California Indoor Mask Mandate to Expire on 15 February Amid Lower COVID Cases - Governor

© REUTERS / SANDY HUFFAKER/POOLCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination supersite in San Diego, California, U.S. February 8, 2021
California Governor Gavin Newsom attends a news conference to launch a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination supersite in San Diego, California, U.S. February 8, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 08.02.2022
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WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - The indoor mask mandate in the US state of California will expire on 15 February amid decreased COVID-19 case rates, Governor Gavin Newsom said.
"CA's case rate has decreased by 65% since our Omicron peak. Our hospitalizations have stabilized across the state. Our statewide indoor mask requirement will expire on 2/15", Newsom said on Monday via Twitter.
Newsom in the tweet also encouraged Californians to get vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.
In December, California became the first state to record over 5 million cases of COVID-19 due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
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