UPDATE: NY Governor Kathy Hochul said on CNN last night that she is considering a ban on masks.

This is absolutely shameful! New York has suffered so much from COVID, and COVID is not over. We should be normalizing and depoliticizing masks, not banning them.

Source: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/icymi-audio-rush-transcript-governor-hochul-guest-cnn-laura-coates

ICYMI: Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on CNN with Laura Coates

Last night, Governor Hochul was a guest on CNN with Laura Coates.

Governor Kathy Hochul
Pre-pandemic laws banning masks from group events were always harmful. We should have learned from the pandemic that we need to do more to normalize public health tools like masks. After seeing so much death and harm that is continuing, it makes no sense to roll back mask laws.
@luckytran several months ago my husband went (20+miles) to a local, small town store. We both had sinus infections for a week. Masks and hand sanitizer were called for? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ