Mandatory carrying of masks in hospitals and expert nursing facilities in Marin County will return in November to curb an anticipated unfold of respiratory ailments, together with COVID-19, in accordance to county officers.
The masking requirement will take impact from Nov. 1 via March 31, 2024, Marin Health and Human Services officers mentioned Wednesday.
Once the measure has taken impact, all people inside higher-risk well being care settings in Marin County, particularly in affected person care areas, will be required to put on masks. Children beneath the age of 6 and people with legitimate medical causes are exempted from the mandate, county officers mentioned.
Under the order, masks will be advisable however not required in medical clinics and different outpatient well being care settings.
According to Marin Health and Human Services, historic case charges and virus ranges in the county’s wastewater present a transparent seasonal spike in RSV and influenza throughout November or December adopted by a decline into spring.
“Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 cases have spiked in late fall. The simultaneous circulation of three respiratory viruses contributes to a seasonal rise in sick days from work and school, and increased hospitalizations and deaths,” county well being officers mentioned.
Similar orders have been issued in different Bay Area counties, together with Contra Costa and Sonoma.
