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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo are both expected to give updated mask guidance today, strongly encouraging vaccinated people to wear them indoors but neither is expected to reinstate an indoor mask mandate.
The mayor said last week that he would issue new guidance on masks on Monday in light of the CDC changing its advice for vaccinated people amid a spike in COVID-19 cases that is being driven by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Cuomo will speak at 9.30am and de Blasio will speak at 10am to give updated advice.
Cuomo has ultimate control over what happens in New York City and can overrule de Blasio, a fact he reminded people of repeatedly last year while the pair sparred over the best response to the crisis.
Cuomo lifted all New York state COVID restrictions on June 15, declaring: 'We can go back to life as we knew it' in what many considered was him declaring an end to the pandemic.
To date, Cuomo and de Blasio have been aligned in their position on masks for vaccinated people, saying they'd rather introduce vaccine mandates than face covering mandates but it's unclear if that will change in light of the CDC changing its guidance last week.
