Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has lifted the mandate she ordered over the summer requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public spaces regardless of vaccination status.
Bottoms issued the executive order in late July when the Delta variant was causing a surge in COVID-19 cases.
Since a peak in late August, cases have plummeted in metro Atlanta.
The announcement comes as more Georgians become eligible for the vaccine and booster shot, including, most recently, children between the ages of 5 and 11.
Monday night, Bottoms announced this on Twitter:
Atlanta is officially in the Green Zone for #COVID19. While it makes me personally anxious, I’ve always said we’d follow the science. Thus, we are lifting the city-wide mask mandate, but will continue to require masks in all City facilities. Please get vaccinated.
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) November 8, 2021
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