Chatham Area Transit will continue requiring passengers on CAT vehicles to wear masks through mid-April to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, as required by the Transportation Security Administration.
On March 10, the TSA announced that the federal face mask requirement for all transportation networks, including public transportation, will be extended through April 18. The mask requirement had been scheduled to expire on March 18.
“During that time, the CDC will work with government agencies to help inform a revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in the public transportation corridor, according to the TSA statement issued Thursday. “This revised framework will be based on the COVID-19 community levels, risk of new variants, national data, and the latest science. We will communicate any updates publicly if and/or when they change.”
CAT customers without a mask can get one from an operator and at the Joe Murray Rivers, Jr. Intermodal Transit Center, 610 West Oglethorpe Avenue.
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