The White House Just Issued This New Face Mask Policy
For months, major health agencies including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have stressed the importance of wearing face masks to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. And while many state and local officials across the U.S. have issued mandates affecting their constituencies, no federal-level orders on the use of face masks has yet been issued. But in the first executive order issued by the newest White House resident, President Joe Biden, a new policy will now require that a face mask be worn on all federal property nationwide. Read on to see what changes the decision will bring, and for more on how to get the most out of your PPE, check out The Most Popular Mask May Also Be the Least Effective, Study Finds. (AND SO IT STARTS. )