All FDNY fire truck and ambulance personnel will need to wear masks while caring for patients, abc7ny.com reported.
This is due to an increase of COVID, flu and other respiratory virus cases, the report said.
According to the mandate, anyone who provides treatment before the patient arrives at the hospital must wear a surgical mask – though an N95 mask is preferred, according to the report.
A mask mandate resumed earlier this month for all 11 of the city’s public hospitals after an increase in coronavirus, flu and respiratory syncytial virus cases.
