Mask mandates disappear as COVID cases rise
1 big thing
Axios
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🗓️ 20 April 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Do you hear that? |
| 0:05.5 | It might sound like nothing to you, but it's actually the sound of nuclear, wind and |
| 0:10.0 | solar energy. |
| 0:11.0 | At EDF, we're busy generating more British zero carbon electricity than anyone to help |
| 0:16.8 | keep future energy costs down for everyone and help cut UK carbon emissions to nothing. |
| 0:22.6 | Sound good to you? |
| 0:24.2 | Find out more about our zero carbon generation at EDFenergy.com-slashhelpimprinten. |
| 0:31.2 | Good morning, welcome to Exios today. |
| 0:36.4 | It's Wednesday, April 20th. |
| 0:38.2 | I'm Nyla Bludu. |
| 0:39.2 | Here's what you need to know today. |
| 0:41.3 | The link between how much energy we consume and happiness. |
| 0:45.1 | Plus, American Airlines resumes practice flights for kids who have autism. |
| 0:49.4 | But first, today's one big thing. |
| 0:52.7 | Electric mandates disappear as COVID cases rise. |
| 1:00.5 | If you're traveling in the US, whether it's by plain trainer bus, you're no longer required |
| 1:05.5 | to wear a mask. |
| 1:06.8 | The change comes after a federal judge earlier this week struck down the Biden administration's |
| 1:11.6 | mask mandate on public transit. |
| 1:14.1 | And almost immediately, airlines and companies like Amtrak and Uber lifted their mask requirements |
| 1:19.1 | as well. |
| 1:20.3 | These announcements come as COVID cases are starting to tick back up, a 43% increase in the |
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