New York City health chief: urges people to wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming

NYC health chief: Wear masks indoors; 'high' COVID alert level coming New York City is approaching a ‘high’ level of COVID-19 alert, according to Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan. In a tweet issued Monday morning, Vasan said he was urging all New Yorkers to wear a mask while indoors. FOX 5 NY FOX 5 New York

...

Raising the alert level from medium to high indicates an increased and significant level of community spread. 

"Regular home testing and wearing masks indoors, especially while cases rise, is the best way to keep yourself and your community safe," Vasan tweeted. "I advise all New Yorkers to mask up indoors, especially if you're unvaccinated, have not had your booster, or are in a high-risk category."

The decision is based on the number of cases per 100,000 people in the last seven days, new admissions with COVID-19 per 100,000 people in the last seven days and percent of inpatient beds occupied by COVID-19 patients.

...