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Tuesday, March 1, 2022

UC Berkeley residence halls to lift mask mandate starting March 7

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Anthony Angel Pérez/Senior Staff
Campus residence halls will no longer require masks for vaccinated students starting March 7, although masks will be strongly recommended.

Beginning March 7, vaccinated residents and guests of residential halls will no longer be required to wear face coverings.
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Local Schools

Friday, February 18, 2022
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Berkeley school district board talks mask mandates, climate literacy funds

At a meeting Wednesday, members of the Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board of Education discussed the decision to make masks optional outdoors and voted to sign a petition urging state officials to fund climate literacy initiatives in California school districts.
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State

Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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CA announces statewide mask mandate

The California Department of Public Health announced Monday a statewide mask mandate effective Dec. 15 through Jan. 15.
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State

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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1st US COVID-19 omicron variant case found in CA

The first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant in the United States was recorded in California on Wednesday.
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City

Sunday, November 21, 2021
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Nearly half of 5- to 11-year-olds in Berkeley have received their first vaccine dose

About 49% of Berkeley children ages 5 to 11 years old have received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, announced the city of Berkeley on Thursday.
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Campus

Tuesday, October 19, 2021
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UC Berkeley COVID-19 testing decreases, community reacts with concern

Since the start of the fall semester, testing across campus has nearly halved, according to the campus Coronavirus Dashboard. For undergraduates, testing is less than half of what it was in August.
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State

Wednesday, August 11, 2021
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CA announces testing, vaccine requirements for school staff

As California residents prepare to return to school amid the rapid spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, the state announced new guidelines Wednesday for school staff on mandatory testing and vaccinations.
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City

Monday, August 2, 2021
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Berkeley health officer issues indoor mask mandate effective Aug. 3

All Berkeley residents, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks in indoor public settings beginning Aug. 3 under a new order issued Monday by city public health officer Lisa Hernandez.
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Campus

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
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UC Berkeley COVID-19 cases rise due to increased socialization, delta variant

UC Berkeley’s University Health Services, or UHS, released data showing that campus COVID-19 cases have risen, with 18 new cases emerging in the previous week.
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National

Wednesday, July 14, 2021
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Delta variant cases on rise in CA, poses high risk for unvaccinated residents

As vaccination rates increase and the rate of new COVID-19 cases decreases across California, the state has moved forward with sweeping reopening plans — impeded, however, by the rise in cases of the virus’s highly contagious delta variant.
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