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Articles by Tom Howell Jr.

In this Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, photo, a passenger wears a face mask she travels on a flight from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Florida and 20 other states are suing to halt the federal government's pandemic requirement that people wear masks on planes, trains and other public transport. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) **FILE**

Philadelphia reinstates mask mandate April 18 in major reversal

The new White House COVID-19 coordinator is "not overly concerned" about the rise of the BA.2 variant because hospitalizations remain low but said Monday an extension of the federal mask mandate on public transportation remains a distinct possibility.

April 11, 2022
In this file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra arrives for a Senate Finance hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Dept. of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

WHO chief, HHS secretary press Congress to pass global virus aid

The chief of the World Health Organization called on Congress to maintain its support for vaccine programs and other global health efforts as lawmakers prepared to skip town without offering any funding for President Biden's latest plan to combat the virus abroad.

April 7, 2022