Fewer GF mask restriction remain in place

More and more businesses and government operations are dropping mask requirements in light of the recent CDC guidance on face coverings.  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says fully vaccinated individuals no longer have to wear masks indoors – with some exceptions.

Grand Forks city hall no longer has a mask requirement…UND will drop the campus mandate June 1^st…the Grand Forks County Commission is scheduled to talk about the issue next week.

At a recent board meeting Health Director Debbie Swanson was asked about the CDC announcement.  Swanson says the guidance was likely designed to build confidence in vaccines and encourage people to take the shot.  “It wasn’t necessarily to give schools and other entities the platform  to say OK this is what we will do in our agency.”

Swanson says while the risk of COVID has dropped it has not gone away.

Right now masks are still required when entering the County Office Building.