BOSTON (WHDH) - UMass Boston and Chelsea Public Schools are reinstating mask mandates amid a surge in COVID-19 cases.
School leaders cited the CDC’s move to designate Suffolk County high risk for COVID-19 transmission. It is one of nine counties in the state now considered high risk.
The mask mandates go into effect on Monday.
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