St. Louis Reinstates Mask Mandate Amid Brutal Delta Surge “” Even For Vaccinated Residents

St. Louis Reinstates Mask Mandate Amid Brutal Delta Surge “” Even For Vaccinated Residents

Share to Linkedin As Covid-19 cases spike in Missouri and vaccination rates remain low, St. Louis announced Friday it will reimpose an indoor mask mandate for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents, joining a growing list of cities that have reacted to a sharp rise in coronavirus infections by reintroducing countermeasures. Starting Monday, St. Louis residents are required to wear masks on mass transit and in all indoor public places, regardless of their vaccination status. Officials are also urging people to voluntarily wear masks in crowded outdoor areas. The new mask mandate will cover the city of St. Louis as well as St. Louis County, a separate jurisdiction containing many of the city's inner suburbs, city and county health officials announced in a Friday afternoon statement. The order comes just two months after the city and county lifted their previous mask mandates and social distancing rules. St. Louis' mask mandate does not apply to bar and restaurant patrons, children under the age of 5 and people who can't wear a mask due to a disability. 2, 286. That's the seven-day average of new Covid-19 infections reported daily in Missouri as of Thursday, according to CDC figures, more than double the state's