Most Americans no longer need to wear face masks indoors after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Covid-19 guidelines amid falling infections and hospitalisations across the US.
CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky announced the changes in a press conference on Friday afternoon, as the federal agency overhauled the metrics it uses to determine whether areas are at a high risk of the virus – and therefore whether restrictions should be in place in those areas.
