The new guidance considers three factors: new COVID hospitalizations, current beds occupied by COVID patients and new COVID cases.
Johnson told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the country was "moving from government restrictions to personal responsibility."
Based on that risk level, which could fluctuate, a community could opt to remove mask recommendations indoors or pull back on other mitigation measures, such as surveillance testing. If those risk factors climbed, putting a community at"high" risk, the CDC recommends that a community urges its residents to return to masks and step up other precautions.
"We know that also because children are relatively at lower risk from severe illness that schools can be safe places for children. And so for that reason, we're recommending that schools use the same guidance that we are recommending in general community settings, which is that we're recommending people where a mask in high levels of COVID-19" risk, said Dr. Greta Massetti, a senior CDC official.
The updated guidance comes after weeks of pressure from governors and state officials who asked for a clear roadmap at the national level.
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