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Philadelphia has lifted its mask mandate in indoor public spaces, abandoning the requirement just days after it took effect. The city's Board of Health voted Thursday night to rescind the policy Philadelphia was the only large U.S. city that had implemented a new mask mandate this spring. The decision, which contrasted with CDC guidance, prompted a strong public backlash and a lawsuit from a group of local businesses. The city will shift to strongly recommending masks in indoor public settings and will no longer use the COVID response level system that automatically triggers policy changes...

SEPTA passengers and employees are not required to wear face masks while riding the public transit system's buses, trains or trolleys or while waiting in stations or concourses. The transit authority's ended its COVID-19 mask requirement after a federal judge voided a nationwide rule Monday that mandated face coverings be worn on public transportation.

Philadelphia's COVID-19 indoor mask mandate returns Monday amid a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. But a group of city businesses and residents have filed a lawsuit to stop the reinstatement of the mask requirement, saying Philly does not have the legal authority to reimplement the rule.

Philadelphia residents and visitors must now wear a mask in indoor public spaces, as masks are required yet again.

Most Americans are in agreement that the "worst" of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic is "behind us," a YouGov/TheEconomist survey found.