New Hampshire

No End Date Slotted for Maine Mask Rules Despite NH Changes

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, has said the state’s mask mandate will expire Friday.

A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past a street-art mural by French street artist JBC, in tribute to health workers depicting a nurse wearing a protective face mask in reference to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on March 24, 2021 in Paris, France.
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The only state that borders Maine is changing mask-wearing rules, but the rules in Maine are staying the same.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a Republican, has said the state’s mask mandate will expire Friday, but businesses can still require masks.

But Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah and Maine Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew said that there are no such plans in Maine.

Maine’s mask mandate requires people to wear masks while in public settings.

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