OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington and Oregon will drop masking requirements for schools and most public places on March 12, the states jointly announced."With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the West, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update their masking guidance," the governors said in a statement.

There are more than 7.5 million school-age children across the three states.The new guidance will make face coverings a recommendation rather than a requirement at most indoor places in California starting March 1 and at schools on March 12, regardless of vaccination status.

In Washington and Oregon, all the requirements will lift on March 12.Seattle Public Schools announced on March 9 that the district would also be dropping its mask mandate starting March 14.King, Snohomish and Pierce counties all said they would end local indoor mask orders at the same time as Washington state.Federal mask requirements will still apply in high-risk indoor settings such as public transportation, airports and taxis.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is developing guidance that will ease the nationwide mask mandate for public transit next month, according to a U.S.

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Govt relaxes Covid restrictions for air travel. Check new rules to be followed on flights

aviation market in India is currently recovering after the Omicron variant suppressed the demand in January. Around 76.96 lakh domestic passengers travelled by air in February, approximately 20 per cent more than in January.

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Gray whales give tour group 'most epic' encounter off Southern California coast

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Whale watchers off the coast of Southern California had an unforgettable encounter with gray whales — one the excursion company called its "most epic" of all time. On Monday, passengers on a Newport Coastal Adventure tour boat near Newport Beach were cruising along the water at sunset when a pair of giant gray whales stopped to check out the small vessel for more than 45 minutes. Video shared by the company showed the gray whales calmly rolling, bobbing and even raising their tails out of the water next to the boat, much to the delight of the tour group. The whale watchers are also heard excitedly reacting as the curious creatures blew from their blowholes."The encounter lasted for over 45 minutes as the whales were rolling, spy hopping, and became extremely interested in our boat and passengers onboard," Jessica Roame, Newport Coastal Adventure’s education manager, said in an email, who added that this behavior is referred to as "mugging."The unique interaction happened about two miles offshore from the Newport Beach coastline, Roame said.Roame emphasized the fast raft boat’s engines were off and the boat holding 15 people was drifting during the encounter. "It’s important to stress that during this time in the year, boaters should be cautious when boating in the ocean, and keep a sharp eye out for migrating gray whales because they are on the move all along the coast right now," she said.

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MacKenzie Scott donates $436 million to Habitat for Humanity

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COVID-19: ‘This is within our authority,’ Hamilton school board chair says of extended mask mandate

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Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces retake key Kyiv suburb as battle for Mariupol rages

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearings: Supreme Court pick to face questioning

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COVID-19: Hamilton, Niagara medical officers hope residents will choose to keep masks

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P1Harmony postpone remaining US tour dates after catching COVID-19

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Pressure grows on Ottawa to end CP Rail work stoppage

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COVID-19: Ontario, Nova Scotia to drop mask mandates as some experts fear it’s premature

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Class dismissed: Schools battle staffing issues amid teacher shortage

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Students push back as Ontario scraps mask mandates

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UPS to pay $5.3 million for US international mail probe, DOJ says

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COVID-19: Hamilton councillors repeal physical distancing, face coverings bylaws

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Mask mandate officially lifted at most places in Ontario

Ontarians are now able to go without a mask at most places in the province, including schools. Shallima Maharaj has more.

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15-year-old linked to March shootings in North Philadelphia that injured 3 teens, police say

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COVID-19 update, 22 March 2022 1pm

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Coronavirus: London, Ont., councillors to discuss enacting mask bylaw amid provincial changes

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COVID-19: Gradual increase in cases likely for Hamilton, according to public health early spring forecast

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Ontario mask mandate lifted for most settings

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Russian soldiers opened fire at rally in Kherson to disperse crowd, Ukraine says

Russian soldiers used stun grenades and gunfire to break up a protest in the Ukrainian city of Kherson on Monday, officials said.

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NHTSA updates its safety guidelines for people in self-driving cars

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Dropped mask mandates: Public-facing workers face hostility, health risks

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Education union concerned as mask mandates lift in London, Ont.-area schools

mask mandates are taken off in schools, a move that he calls “premature at best.”Along with schools, mask mandates were also lifted in most public settings across Ontario, including shopping malls, restaurants and grocery stores. The Ontario government has kept the mandates for now in other settings like public transit, hospitals and long-term care, but those mandates and all other COVID-19 health directives are set to drop on April 27.

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Pro-public health rallies for COVID-19 mandates

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All Black female WWII unit to be awarded Congressional Gold Medal

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Game show 'The Price is Right' coming to a city near you for national tour

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Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin Monday

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Ukraine will not surrender Mariupol despite warnings of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’

Ukraine on early Monday rejected Russian calls to surrender the port city of Mariupol, where residents are besieged with little food, water and power and fierce fighting shows little sign of easing.“There can be no question of any surrender, laying down of arms,” the Ukrainska Pravda news portal cited Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk as saying early on Monday.“We have already informed the Russian side about this.”Russia earlier called on Ukrainian forces in Mariupol to lay down their arms, saying a “terrible humanitarian catastrophe” was unfolding. Ukrainian civilians prepare to fight as Russian troops close in on Odesa It said defenders who did so were guaranteed safe passage out of the city and humanitarian corridors would be opened from 1000 Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Monday.Mariupol has suffered some of the heaviest bombardments since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb.

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Majority of covid restrictions in Scotland scrapped as face masks remain in place

The majority of covid restrictions have been lifted in Scotland today, nearly two years since some of them were first introduced.

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COVID-19 mask mandate lifts in Ontario for most settings

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Supreme Court: Justice Clarence Thomas hospitalized with infection

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Maury Povich to end talk show after 31 seasons

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Police: 4 people shot in 2 separate double shootings in Philadelphia

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COVID-19: Should mask mandates continue in Canada?

After living through pandemic lockdowns and restrictions for two years, many Canadians can’t wait to remove their masks and return to pre-pandemic life.

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As 3rd Covid wave ebbs, no Covid death in 16 districts of Maharashtra in March

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Zelenskyy warns Russia of ‘huge’ losses in Ukraine without peace deal: ‘It’s time to talk’

In a video posted to social media on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Moscow that continuing the invasion would bring about “huge” losses for Russia that would last “generations.” He added: “It’s time to meet, time to talk.”

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Ontario’s lifting of mask mandates Monday leaves some with tough choice

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COVID-19: Ontario to lift most mask mandates

As we get ready for the mask mandates to be lifted, not everyone is ready to take them off. Some experts also question if the move is being made too fast for Ontario to lift mask mandates. Frazer Snowdon has more.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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Washington, Oregon to end mask mandates in schools, most public places on March 12

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