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One of California’s top public health officials confirmed Wednesday that the state will align with federal face masking guidance when the state’s tiered reopening system is lifted next week.

They’ve listened to adults make the rules. They’ve listened to adults change the rules. They’ve listened to adults enforce the rules. School children probably deserve a lot more credit than we are giving them for making it through the school year. “It was weird,” said Emerson Stroberg who just wrapped up her 6th grade year at Salt Creek Elementary...

Updated guidance released Wednesday by California’s health department on the use of face masks offers a glimpse of what things will look like when the nation’s most populous state rolls back most of its pandemic restrictions next week.

California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.

California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday. Bob Redell reports.

The Cal/OSHA Board has agreed to rescind the mask workplace rules and align with CDC guidance on masks. Sergio Quintana reports.

If you’re vaccinated by this time next week, you won’t need to wear a mask or maintain social distance in most places. Sharon Katsuda reports.

Conflicted California workplace regulators approved controversial rules that allow workers to go maskless only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. Scott Budman reports.

Cellphone video captured the moment a Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted during a disagreement over the airline’s mask policy.

New coronavirus cases across the United States have tumbled to rates not seen since June last year

Dr. Bob Wachter, chair of UCSF’s medicine department, weighs in on California’s decision to not immediately follow the CDC’s relaxed mask guidance.

The CDC released guidelines on Friday recommending that K-12 schools continue to require face masks for the 2021-2022 school year.

Not everyone is giving up wearing a face mask despite the latest government guidance that means fully vaccinated Americans can uncover their faces in many cases.

employees of Eppig Brewing’s Point Loma location found themselves on the wrong end of an angry, hate-filled rant by a customer who refused to wear a mask.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new mask-wearing guidance on Thursday.

As India struggles to keep up with record-breaking daily coronavirus cases, one man has taken it upon himself to disinfect neighborhoods in Mumbai dressed as a clown.

The Transportation Security Administration said travelers will be required to wear face masks through Sept. 13 in airports and on buses, trains and commercial flights.

Alaska Airlines has banned an Alaska state senator from its flights for refusing to follow mask requirements

Masks protect against coronavirus infection, but with more than 84 million adults in the United States fully vaccinated against COVID-19, there are growing questions about whether wearing masks outdoors is still needed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced new guidance which allows people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel freely in the U.S., as long as they remain masked.