By Jack MorphetDecember 20, 2021 1:58pm UpdatedDC declares state of emergency, prompting indoor mask, booster mandateshttps://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.493.0_en.html#goog_409945596 Close
The mayor of Washington, DC, declared a state of emergency Monday amid a record number of new local COVID infections — triggering booster-shot and renewed mask mandates.
All government workers in DC will need to have a booster shot, losing the option to test out of the mandate under the emergency step, said Mayor Muriel Bowser.
“All employees, contractors, interns, and grantees of DC Government must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and must have a booster,” Bowser tweeted.
A new indoor-mask mandate for the district also will go into effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday and continue at least through Jan. 31, Bowser said.
The tighter restrictions come after DC reported two consecutive days of record-breaking new infections late last week, rising to 844 new cases Friday — the highest number recorded at any point during the pandemic.
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