St. Louis brings back mask mandate amid surge in Indian ‘Delta’ COVID cases in Missouri as officials blame superspreader tourist hotspot Branson where 20% of all residents are currently infected
St Louis on Friday announced the return of a mask mandate after Missouri saw a statewide surge in COVID-19 cases thanks to a tiny superspreader town run by an anti-masker mayor where the current rate of infection is ten times the national average. St Louis’s decision follows that of Los Angeles County, which on Sunday ushered in the first major return …