Health & Fitness
New Mexico Lifts Statewide Indoor Mask Mandate
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said Thursday the New Mexico's mask mandate for indoor public spaces has been lifted.
ALBUQUERQUE, NM — New Mexico's statewide indoor mask mandate was lifted Thursday amid declining COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to reports.
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham made the surprise announcement at a news conference Thursday, The Associated Press reported.
The governor reinstated the state's mask mandate in August, citing languishing vaccination rates and a rise in cases. The governor said the decision also applies to public schools.
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“Those are personal decisions that families will make,” Lujan Grisham said.
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