U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announces that the Biden administration will offer financial help to schools who defy mask mandate bans imposed by Florida governor Ron DeSantis and Texas governor Greg Abbott. This comes following criticism of DeSantis and Abbott from the Biden administration for banning schools from imposing mask mandates. 2021-08-13
Governor Tony Evers announces that the state will extend its mask mandate for 60 days. 2021-01-15
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum announces that the state has extended their mask mandate and limits on gatherings until January 18. 2020-12-10
Sierra Vista, Arizona announces that it will reinstate their mask mandate amid a rise of cases in Cochise County. 2020-11-6
Cedar Rapids mayor Brad Hart issues a mask mandate for the city as Iowa becomes one of the leading states in rising COVID-19 cases. 2020-09-2
The number of worldwide confirmed cases of COVID-19 surpasses six million. The United States remains the global epicenter, accounting for approximately 29% of all reported and confirmed cases in the world. 2020-05-31