Universal Studios to necessitate masks indoors starting Friday

ORLANDO – Universal Orlando is reinstating its disguise requirements opening Christmas Eve arsenic COVID-19 cases are surging arsenic a effect of the omicron variant.

Daily cases of coronavirus person quadrupled successful the past week successful the authorities of Florida, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hospitalizations person accrued by 12%, the CDC says.

Universal Orlando says masks volition beryllium required astatine each nationalist indoor locations and astatine each attractions from the infinitesimal guests participate the lines to erstwhile they leave. The edifice has seen a engaged vacation play with fashionable rides this week reporting waits of up to 3 hours.

The requirements volition beryllium for guests and employees careless of vaccination presumption and volition screen restaurants, shops, and indoor edifice nationalist areas.

Walt Disney World has not announced immoderate determination to reinstate facial coverings yet.

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