‘Today is a great day for America’: Biden removes his mask as CDC relaxes guidance – as it happened

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- Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh

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Today's u-turn from the CDC on mask requirements has caused confusion as state and local governments rush to reassess regional mask requirements.

Many states had already eased mask mandates. Today, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Kentucky and Connecticut changed their requirements to fit with the new CDC guidelines, but other states, including New York and Virginia, have yet to adjust their policies.