A pending order from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is about to require masks on public transportation. Pictured is a person wearing a face mask while entering the subway on October 31, 2020 in New York City.
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A pending order from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is about to require masks on public transportation. Pictured is a person wearing a face mask while entering the subway on October 31, 2020 in New York City.
Credit: Noam Galai/Getty Images

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Maryland becomes 2nd state to report coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa

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