California COVID Outbreak: Public Warned To Wear Masks
Published Sep 04, 2025 at 12:44 PM EDT
Anorthern California county has recommended people wear face masks amid a summer surge of COVID-19 cases.
Yolo County's health officer, Dr. Aimee Sisson, said in a press release last Friday that anyone over the age of 2 should wear a mask while indoors when wastewater levels of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) are "high."
When these levels are "medium," people at high risk of severe COVID-19 (older adults, people with underlying medical conditions or people with weakened immune systems) should wear masks ...
California's wastewater surveillance, a key indicator of community spread, is registering "high" virus concentrations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
https://www.newsweek.com/covid-califnornia-masks-yolo-county-2124659
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