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Philadelphia Is Ending Indoor Mask Mandate Again, Days After Reinstating It

A mask requirement sign outside a store as the indoor mask mandate is reinstated in Philadelphia  on April 18.

A mask requirement sign outside a store as the indoor mask mandate is reinstated in Philadelphia  on April 18.

Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg
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(AP) -- Philadelphia is ending its indoor mask mandate, city health officials said Thursday night, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections.

The Board of Health voted Thursday to rescind the mandate, according to the Philadelphia health department, which released a statement that cited “decreasing hospitalizations and a leveling of case counts.”