Masks Required Again In U.S. House And White House After Updated CDC Guidance

As COVID-19 cases increase, the CDC has reversed guidance that allowed people who had been fully vaccinated to no longer wear face coverings.

Masks are once again required inside the White House and on the House side of the U.S. Capitol after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday recommended that all people wear masks when indoors in high-risk areas to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. The health orders were reimposed roughly a month after mask requirements were lifted for vaccinated individuals inside of the House of Representatives. Brian Monahan, Congress’ attending physician, said while announcing the new policy that Congress represents “a collection of individuals traveling weekly from various risk areas.” He also said the highly contagious delta variant of the virus has been detected in D.C. and the Capitol buildings.