The City of Philadelphia, but Not Its Transit
The City of Brotherly Love re-instated masks for public, indoor spaces beginning Monday, April 18. The requirement came in response to the city’s rising levels of covid-19 infection. The city had ended its previous mask mandate on March 2. Philly has so far been the first major city to reinstate masks following the rapid decline of the first Omicron wave.
However, SEPTA, the city’s transit provider, announced on Monday night that it would no longer require masks in a tweet, as the Philly-wide mandate doesn’t cover transportation.
Philadelphia has a policy in place that automatically triggers different levels of restrictions and precautions dependent on the average number of new daily coronavirus cases, hospitalizations, and the 10-day percent change in case levels. If covid levels continue to rise in, for instance, Philadelphia may reintroduce vaccine card requirements to dine indoors as well.
