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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

New Yorkers rejoice after indoor mask mandate finally lifted - but there’s still a catch

Mary Altaffer/AP

New York state has lifted its indoor mask mandate as cases of the Omicron Covid variant plummetted by more than 90 per cent from their January peak.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced she would allow the state mandate requiring masks at businesses without vaccination status checks to expire on Thursday.

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