Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Tuesday issued an executive order reinstating a citywide indoor mask mandate, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases due to the omicron variant.
The order requires all people in public places — including private businesses — to wear a mask or a cloth face covering over the nose and mouth while indoors.
“The CDC has designated Fulton and DeKalb counties as areas of high transmission for the COVID-19 virus,” Bottoms said in a news release. “Given this recent surge across the Atlanta area, and based upon the counsel from public health professionals, I am reinstating the citywide mask mandate.”
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