Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday a new mask mandate for schools, one of many pandemic-related initiatives she’s tackling immediately upon taking office. The Democratic governor, who was officially sworn in at midnight and given a ceremonial swearing-in Tuesday morning, delivered her first address as New York’s first woman to hold the title. Hochul listed several issues she plans to prioritize in her first days as governor, many of which pertain to the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19’s highly transmissible delta variant. She said she will immediately direct the state Department of Health to institute universal masking for anyone entering a New York school. Delivering my first address as Governor to the people of New York.

Source: Huffington Post August 24, 2021 22:41 UTC