The federal mask mandate will be extended for another 30 days, to April 18, representing the fourth extension of the mandate for public transit, airplanes, and airports that was first introduced in February 2021.
The Biden administration has largely begun moving on from COVID-19-related restrictions but will extend the federal government’s most sweeping mask requirements for the time being.
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