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Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | Back issues
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Mask mandates

PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia resident is suing the city over its mask mandate, which was reinstated Monday. The plaintiff claims the Board of Health no longer has authority to impose such a mandate due to the length of time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. “There is no such thing as a 25-month emergency justifying a government in refusing to follow ordinary procedural requirements,” the plaintiff claims.

Read the complaint here.

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