IN A REPORT OUT OF WASHINGTON BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, OFFICIALS REPORT THAT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MAY BE LOOKING AT SCALING BACK FEDERAL FACEMASK GUIDELINES IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT DOWNTURN IN THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID CASES ACROSS THE NATION. IT IS BEING REPORTED THAT THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL MAY ISSUE NEW GUIDELINES AS EARLY AS TODAY WHETHER TO CONTINUE WITH MASK WEARING. MASKS ARE RECOMMENED IN COMMUNTIES THAT STILL HAVE A HIGH RATE OF TRANSMISSION, OR 95% OF COUNTIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THE HEAD OF THE CDC SAYS SHE WOULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MAY BE FORTHCOMING.
