New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) will reportedly lift the mask requirement in state schools for both students and employees in March.

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A mandate on mask wearing in schools in New Jersey will come to an end from next month following an announcement by the state’s Democrat governor.

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(Removes repeated words in third paragraph) By Rami Ayyub -The governors of New Jersey and Delaware on Monday said their states would lift school mask mandates in the coming weeks, aiming for a return to "normalcy" as the surge in coronavirus infections fueled by the Omicron variant abates in their states. The change signals a desire by at least some Democratic state governors,

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TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The governors of four states announced plans Monday to lift statewide mask requirements in schools by the end of February or March, citing the rapid easing of COVID-19′s omicron surge. 

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New Jersey's governor is lifting the statewide COVID-19 mask requirement in schools early next month in a major step toward getting back to normal as the omicron surge drops off. (Feb. 7)

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Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Monday that the state's requirements for masks in schools will end the second week of March.

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The Democratic governors of Connecticut, New Jersey and Delaware as well as Oregon's health department have set timelines for the end of their states' school mask mandates in a sign of the receding wave of Covid-19 and the country's move toward a "new normal."

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The governor is expected to make the announcement during his afternoon COVID briefing. 

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Monday he will no longer require students and school staff to wear masks as of March 7, a notable pivot in a blue state that was hit hard by COVID-19 early on and wielded societal mandates against the virus.

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By Kristina Sgueglia, CNNIn a dramatic shift, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy will announce Monday a timeline to end the state’s school mask mandate, with a new policy to take effect in the second week of March, his office told CNN.Murphy first spoke to the New York Times about his planned announcement.The governor and officials are scheduled to hold a 1 p.m. coronavirus briefing Monday.The policy will allow students and school officials to be unmas…

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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is set to finally drop his school mask mandate from next month — as New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul face pressure to do the same.

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The governors of New Jersey and Delaware say their states will lift school mask mandates. The change signals a desire by at least some Democratic state governors to take their states off emergency footing. The governors are also seeking to blunt one of the most divisive issues of the pandemic.

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