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CDC orders sweeping US transportation mask mandate as Covid-19 rages

FILE PHOTO: Travellers wearing protective face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reclaim their luggage at the airport in Denver, Colorado, US, November 24, 2020. [Reuters]

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a sweeping order late Friday requiring the use of face masks on nearly all forms of public transportation Monday as the country continues to report thousands of daily Covid-19 deaths.

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