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COVID mitigation orders (except mask-wearing) to be lifted Memorial Day

The masking order will be lifted once 70 percent of Pennsylvania adults are fully vaccinated

Mitigation orders except masking will be lifted on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, at 12:01 a.m.

The current order requiring Pennsylvanians to wear masks will be lifted when 70 percent of Pennsylvanians age 18 and older are fully vaccinated. Face coverings are required to be worn indoors and outdoors if you’re away from home. In accordance with the latest CDC guidance, fully vaccinated Pennsylvanians are not required to wear a mask during certain activities.

“We continue to make significant progress in the fight to stop the spread of COVID-19 and as more Pennsylvania adults get vaccinated and guidance from the CDC evolves, we can continue to move forward with our reopening efforts,” ​Department of Health Acting Secretary Alison Beam said. “I encourage Pennsylvanians to take the critical steps needed to put this pandemic behind us by getting vaccinated, follow through with both doses if you receive the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, and continue to take steps like masking, frequent hand washing and sanitizing and social distancing.”

Requirements such as testing and reporting ​new cases will remain in place for hospitals and long-term care facilities. Maintaining requirements for hospitals and long-term care facilities wi​ll allow Pennsylvania to continue to closely monitor COVID-19 spread while lifting other restrictions.

The Department of Health recommends that Pennsylvanians refer to CDC guidance and recommendations regarding ongoing COVID-19 safety measures and procedures. These updates will not prevent municipalities and school districts from ​continuing and implementing stricter mitigation efforts.

The governor’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic remains in place.

Pennsylvania House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff (R-Centre/Mifflin) responded to the announcement.

“Over the last 14 months, Pennsylvanians have had to not only endure the health impacts and threats of a global pandemic, but have also struggled through government mitigation orders that picked winners and losers and unfairly targeted certain industries over others.

“Today’s announcement is undoubtedly welcomed news for a commonwealth that has suffered for far too long under unilateral and often confusing mitigation orders that have done untold damage to our children’s education, our economy and Pennsylvania’s future. Unfortunately for many hard-working Pennsylvanians trying to live the American dream, this announcement might come too late.

“The Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus will continue to prioritize this commonwealth’s economic recovery and is constantly working to make Pennsylvania the ‘Envy of the East.’”

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