IMPROVE. TO:NI BREAKING NEWS OUT OF SACRAMENTO, THE MASK MANDATE HAS ENBE REINSTATED FOR THE CALIFORNIA STATE CAPITOL EMPLOYEES. A MEMO WAS SENT YESTERDAY. ISTH AFTER NINE NEW CASES WERE REPORTED AMONG EMPLOYEES LAST WEEK. THIS ORDER IS EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND MEANS EMPLOYEES MUST WEAR MASKS THE CAPITAL OF VACCINATION STATUS.
Mask mandate reinstated at California Capitol after COVID outbreak
The California Senate is reinstating its mask mandate at the Capitol after nine positive COVID-19 cases there last week, according to a memo provided to KCRA 3.”Effective immediately, and in the short term, all Senators and staff are again required to wear a mask at all times while in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building (LOB) and district offices, regardless of vaccine status,” according to a memo from Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras. KCRA 3 is working to confirm the return of the mask mandate among assemblymembers and staff. In addition to required masking, the Senate is beginning twice-a-week coronavirus testing of all unvaccinated employees who are coming to work in the Capitol and the LOB. Vaccinated employees can also choose to be tested. “As we know from the most recent cases, even fully vaccinated individuals can be infected with COVID-19. However, public health experts indicate that fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to suffer the most serious symptoms of the COVID-19,” the memo goes on to say. The return of the mask mandate comes as the delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of COVID-19, comprises more than half of all new U.S. infections in the country, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
The California Senate is reinstating its mask mandate at the Capitol after nine positive COVID-19 cases there last week, according to a memo provided to KCRA 3.
“Effective immediately, and in the short term, all Senators and staff are again required to wear a mask at all times while in the Capitol, Legislative Office Building (LOB) and district offices, regardless of vaccine status,” according to a memo from Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras.
KCRA 3 is working to confirm the return of the mask mandate among assemblymembers and staff.
In addition to required masking, the Senate is beginning twice-a-week coronavirus testing of all unvaccinated employees who are coming to work in the Capitol and the LOB. Vaccinated employees can also choose to be tested.
“As we know from the most recent cases, even fully vaccinated individuals can be infected with COVID-19. However, public health experts indicate that fully vaccinated individuals are less likely to suffer the most serious symptoms of the COVID-19,” the memo goes on to say.
The return of the mask mandate comes as the delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of COVID-19, comprises more than half of all new U.S. infections in the country, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.