CDC extends mask mandate for planes, trains for 2 weeks

 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has decided to extend the federal mask mandate for planes and trains, sources confirmed to ABC News on Wednesday.

The current mandate was set to expire this coming Monday, April 18.

According to two people familiar with the decision, which was first reported by the AP, the decision would allow the CDC to monitor a recent uptick in cases.

Many of the nation's airlines has pushed hard to have the government lift the mandate.  

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