Public health authorities in New York City are recommending locals and visitors wear a mask again due to the high level of COVID-19 transmission in the Big Apple.
The New York Department of Health tweeted out the advisory on Friday, and requested that “all New Yorkers should wear a high-quality mask, such as an N95, KN95 or KF94 in all public indoor settings and around crowds outside” to help slow the spread.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, each of the city’s five boroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island — are classified as places of “high” community transmission.