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LATEST: Walmart employees in the U.S. who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be required to wear masks.

Prince Charles' wife, Camilla, has tested positive for COVID-19 less than one week after her husband tested positive for the virus.Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrives to the Thames Valley Partnership charity in Aston Sandford, Britain, Feb. 10, 2022.LinkWalmart employees in the U.S. who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will no longer be required to wear masks.

"Unvaccinated associates will be required to continue wearing masks until further notice," company officials said in a memo obtained by ABC News. Friday's policy update was effective immediately for most employees, aside from those working in regions where state or local rules require retail staff to wear masks, the memo said. Associates working in clinical settings or with patients will also still be required to wear masks.A shopping cart sits outside a Walmart store in Amsterdam, N.Y., May 15, 2020.The company, the largest private retail employer in the U.S.

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