Yes, many mask mandates are ending in the United States as COVID-19 cases continue to drop — but there’s still a pandemic.
Some health experts say you should keep your face masks for a few reasons, even if they aren’t required in most places.
“People should hold on to their masks and KN/N95 respirators. The pandemic may be easing up in most areas of the U.S., but we’ve been here before,” Dr. Sheela Shenoi, an infectious disease doctor and assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, told McClatchy News in a statement.
