As States Ease Restrictions, Study Says On-Premises Dining Linked To COVID-19 Spread

Posted on AllSides March 5th, 2021
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As several states face criticism for lifting coronavirus-related public health restrictions, a study published Friday confirms that state-imposed mask mandates and on-premises dining restrictions help slow the spread of COVID-19.

The study, published in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, looked at the impact of state-issued mask mandates and on-premises dining on county-level COVID-19 cases and deaths between March 1 and Dec. 31.

It found that mask mandates were associated with "statistically significant" decreases in daily COVID-19 case and death growth rates within 20...

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https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/05/974024634/study-on-premises-dining-linked-to-increased-covid-19-cases

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