Covid, Flu, RSV and plain Cold’s are skyrocketing across the ‘Big Apple’…..
This is NOT a mandate….
An “unusually high concurrent spike” of virus cases in New York City, including flu and a mix of Covid-19 variants, led health officials on Friday to strongly recommend that people wear high-quality masks indoors and in crowded outdoor settings.
The city’s health commissioner, Dr. Ashwin Vasan, advised New Yorkers to wear a mask at all times in public settings — including in stores, offices, elevators and schools, and on public transportation — even if vaccinated for Covid-19 or the flu.
Masks will remain voluntary in most places, however, except in health care facilities such as nursing homes where mask mandates are still enforced.
The advisory comes as the rate of new Covid cases in the city has increased by about 55 percent over the past two weeks, according to data compiled by The New York Times, while the hospitalization rate has increased by 20 percent over that time. The city registered a seven-day average of 3,761 new cases on Thursday, up from 2,425 two weeks before…