WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said lower COVID cases and hospitalizations were encouraging as it weighs its current recommendations but that “we are not there yet”, adding that localities should make any decisions regarding masks.
“I’m really encouraged that cases are continuing to drop dramatically, hospitalizations are continuing to drop dramatically as people are making these decisions and as we are working on our guidance,” CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said at a news briefing.
(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein and Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
