D.C. Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate, Forces Boosters for City Employees

Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is reinstituting an indoor mask mandate in the nation’s capital alongside a slew of other measures, she announced on Monday.

“I will reinstate a citywide mask order,” Bowser said during a press briefing while also making the announcement on social media.

The indoor mask mandate goes into effect on Tuesday, December 21, 2021, through January 31, 2022:

The reinstituted mask mandate comes along with what her office described as a “State of Emergency 2022 Winter Surge” plan, which includes expanded testing, a vaccine and booster mandate for D.C. government employees, testing and vaccination centers, and an extension of District of Columbia Public Schools’ (DCPS) winter break.