Washington, DC reimposes Covid emergency

Citing a “surge” in Covid-19 cases, the US capital has declared a public health emergency, reimposed the indoor masking mandate, and ordered all city employees to get both jabs and the booster as well.The indoor masking mandate in Washington, DC will come back into effect on December 21, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced on Monday. Originally imposed in July, it was lifted on November 22 – just days before the World Health Organization designated Omicron a variant of concern. 3) In