OLYMPIA – Washington’s statewide indoor mask mandate will be lifted on March 21, including at schools and child care facilities. Gov. Jay Inslee made the announcement during a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Also starting on March 1, vaccine verification or proof of a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be required for attendance at large events. Inslee said that the late March date to lift the mask mandate is based on a steady decline in both cases and hospitalizations since the height of the omicron variant surge last month.
MEANWHILE…
In an iFIBER ONE News poll on Thursday night, in which 378 people were asked if they’d wait for the March mask removal date, 112 voted ‘yes’ (29.5%), while 268 people, or more than 70%, said no they will not wait for the March 21 date lifting the safety mask measure.
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