Face Coverings

Children's mental health experts have advice for how to help kids deal with masking uncertainty – and deal with peer pressure if their mask choice isn't popular at school.

The U.S. Department of Education announced the inquiry days after the Texas Education Agency quietly updated its guidance to say school districts can’t require masks.

Officials have turned local health rules related to face coverings into recommendations after Gov. Greg Abbott prohibited government entities from ordering mask use. Masking in public spaces is now optional, unless a business requires customers to wear masks.

Lee esta historia en español. People in Texas counties with more than 20 COVID-19 cases will be required to wear face coverings when in public starting…

The recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendation to use cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of COVID-19 has generated…

With the coronavirus pandemic quickly spreading, U.S. health officials have changed their advice on face masks and now recommend people wear cloth masks…