Are masks mandates coming back? Do I need to stay off work and isolate if I have Covid? Everything...

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2023-09-05 18:58:46  • 7 mins

Jill Biden tested positive for Covidfor a second time Monday, prompting multiple rounds of tests on President Joe Biden who continues to result negative.

The president, 80, will, however, wear a mask indoors as a precaution, he announced today.

The 72-year-old First Lady's positive result is a reminder the virus that has been a backdrop issue for months can still disrupt people's lives.

But Covid is no longer the deadly threat it once was.While hospital admissions involving the virus have been rising for weeks, they are still about 10 times lower than levels seen at the peak in January 2022 and deaths are 40 times lower.

And doctors now compare the virus to the common cold or the flu, which can be attributed to the high levels of immunity among Americans, plus an arsenal of highly-effective therapies and drugs.

For these reasons, the federal government declared the pandemic over in May, scrapping all legal requirements to mask, isolate, test and get vaccinated.

But with Covid making a comeback, here's everything you need to know about the situation in the US:

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