Officials with UPMC announced that the hospital system will soon be lifting its temporary masking policy, which had been reinstated in December in response to a rise in respiratory illness cases.

ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A SURGE IN RESPIRATORY VIRUSES AS FAMILIES RETURN FROM HOLIDAY GATHERINGS AND HEAD INTO NEW YEAR’S CELEBRATIONS. WE DID SEE A SURGE IN CASES AFTER THANKSGIVING. TIME AROUND ...

HOW STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT IT. THE MASK POLICY IS ONLY IN EFFECT FOR TWO WEEKS AT LEAST TO START. AND WHILE SOME STUDENTS MAY NOT HAVE WORN ONE IN A WHILE, THE ONES WE TALKED TO SAY THEY SUPPORT THE ...