State's mask requirements for healthcare, adult correctional facilities to be lifted April 3

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The Secretary of Health Mask Order currently requires masking in healthcare, long-term care, and prisons or jails for people age 5 and older.

The policy has been in effect since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, but health experts say after months of declining cases, hospitalizations and deaths, now is the time to end it.

“Masks have been – and will continue to be – an important tool, along with vaccinations, to keep people healthy and safe,” said Washington state Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah, MD, MPH. “We are thankful for our health and long-term care providers, staff members, patients, and all Washingtonians, for following the important public health measures put in place during the pandemic to protect one another.”

Health experts say they’ve also seen a decline in RSV and flu cases since the end of last year.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/state-s-mask-requirements-for-healthcare-adult-correctional-facilities-to-be-lifted-april-3/ar-AA18cNc5

[Aristus]

1. My health organization has already lifted the patient requirement to mask up,

but has kept the requirement for clinical providers and staff.

I'll probably keep wearing my mask until the COVID-19 infection rate falls to effectively zero.

[GP6971]

2. We still mask up

and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.