mask guidance

California has dropped its COVID-19 mask guidelines and BART is following suit by not extending its current mask requirement past the date it expires, Oct. 1. Bob Redell reports.

California is easing its masking guidelines Friday, recommending universal mask-wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 transmission level is high.

California is easing its masking guidelines Friday, recommending universal mask-wearing only when a county’s COVID-19 transmission level is high. Gia Vang reports.

Bay Area health leaders are urging people to take precautions in the midst of the latest COVID-19 surge.

Bay Area health leaders are urging people to take precautions in the midst of the latest COVID-19 surge. Terry McSweeney reports.

A federal judge in Florida struck down the federal mask requirement on planes, and all other public transportation less than a week after the CDC had extended it through March 3. Cheryl Hurd is live at SFO with Bay Area reaction.

A federal judge in Florida struck down the U.S. government’s mask mandate aboard planes, trains, buses and all other types of public transportation Monday, saying the CDC order exceeded their authority.

A federal judge in Florida struck down the government’s mask mandate aboard planes, trains, buses and all other types of public transportation Monday, and people in the Bay Area had mixed reactions. Sergio Quintana reports.

A city in the East Coast is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases that has some people considering wearing face coverings again. Would the same happen in California? Bob Redell reports.

The Biden administration will significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines to protect against COVID-19 transmission on Friday, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 data has taken us on a roller coaster ride and now that the number of overall cases is starting to level out, we could see public health decisions change once again based on the most serious cases. Kris Sanchez reports.