The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a sweeping mask mandate for Americans using transportation as part of the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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A person wears a face mask outside the MTA subway station in Times Square as the city continues the re-opening efforts following restrictions imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus on November 25, 2020 in New York City. The CDC has issued a mask mandate for public and commercial transport.
The 11-page order issued on Friday night will make it a federal offense not to wear masks on public and commercial transport. The mandate will take effect at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday.
The order applies to trains, buses, planes, boats, ferries,…