ABC News reported on the 12th that U.S. airline passengers and public transportation users will continue to wear masks.
The Biden administration said the federal government’s mandatory in-flight mask wear, which is due to expire on the 18th, is currently being reviewed by the CDC based on scientific evidence, and new travel guidelines are likely to be extended.
As the mandatory indoor mask measures have been lifted across the United States, representatives of major airlines have requested the White House to withdraw the mandatory measures for air passengers to wear masks and the mandatory COVID-19 testing for foreigners entering the United States.
However, the CDC is considering extending the compulsory wearing of masks for aircraft and public transport users as there have been recent warnings that COVID-19 may re-spread and the rate of stealth omicron (BA.2) detection in the United States has increased. In fact, after European airlines lifted the mandatory in-flight masks, the number of employees confirmed to have COVID-19 surged.