New Yorkers are being told to consider masking up this Labor Day weekend amid concerns over rising Covid cases and a new variant.
A spokesman for the city’s health department told DailyMail.com that precautions like wearing coverings in crowded areas such as stations may be a ‘good idea’.
Earlier this week the city’s health commissioner Dr Ashwin Vasan said that precautions against Covid were becoming ‘increasingly important’.
‘Staying up to date with Covid vaccines, along with other proven prevention tools — like masking, testing and staying home when sick — continue to be our best defence against Covid and other respiratory viruses,’ he said.
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A spokesman for the city’s health department told DailyMail.com that wearing the coverings in crowded places like stations may be a ‘good idea’ (stock image)
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