Amid a resurgence in COVID in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee held a news conference Wednesday and said mask-wearing will be required in K-12 schools this fall and urged fully vaccinated people to wear a mask in indoor public spaces where the chance of transmission is substantial or high.
Inslee's announcements come as the delta variant becomes the dominant COVID strain in Washington state, infections are increasing in a "fifth wave" and vaccination rates are flatlining.