PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia health officials on Wednesday announced new COVID-19 response levels that will now tie the city’s mask and vaccine mandates to specific metrics.

Under the new multi-tiered systems, city and health officials say they will stop enforcing certain mandates as COVID-19 metrics improve.

Should the numbers worsen, officials say they will use the same system to determine when those mandates should be enforced again.

Based on current metrics, officials announced on Wednesday that Philadelphia had reached a Masks Precautions Only level - meaning that the requirement to show proof of vaccination at indoor dining establishments that serve food for onsite consumption was dropped, effective immediately.

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Canada to drop testing rules for incoming vaccinated travelers: sources

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Jussie Smollett released from county jail pending the appeal of his conviction

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Israel reports new variant of Covid-19; Know risks, symptoms, other details

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WTO hails Covid vaccines IP compromise among India, EU, US and South Africa

WTO members to come into force.

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Piers Morgan reveals the one sense he hasn’t got back seven months after Covid battle

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Court upholds new maps for Pennsylvania General Assembly

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St. Patrick’s Day: Residents of these US states spend, and swig, the most at the pub

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Schitt’s Creek-themed cruise to set sail from Florida

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Federal government to announce end of pre-arrival COVID-19 tests

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Police: Man shot and killed Wednesday night in Hunting Park

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St. Patrick's Day: The history behind the holiday in the United States

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Netflix to launch test that requires subscribers to pay for users outside household

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Hamilton’s public school board extends mask mandate to April 1

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World Court orders Russia to cease “military operations” in Ukraine

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NASA: Bright star, galaxies captured in latest James Webb telescope optical testing

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US retail spending slows as inflation starts to bite

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COVID-19: LHSC has 29 COVID patients, MLHU reports 1 death and 87 cases

Canada poised to end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers: sources Of the 29 inpatients with COVID-19, 12 are being treated for COVID-19 while 17 are being treated for something other than COVID-19 but were found to have an incidental infection.At least 155 staff cases are currently active at LHSC.At St. Joseph’s Health Care London, officials reported 55 active cases among health-care workers along with one patient or resident case in the Parkwood Institute’s main building.On Wednesday, the MLHU reported one death and 87 new lab-confirmed cases.

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Canada poised to end pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for travellers: sources

Canada is expected to announce an end to pre-arrival COVID-19 testing for vaccinated travellers, two federal government sources told Global News.

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US health officials hint COVID-19 moving closer to no longer being a 'constant crisis'

Jason Lubell holds ‘Frank Sinatra,’ his Hungarian Puli dog, in Washington Square Park on January 19, 2022 in New York City. "We all share the same goal – to get to a point where COVID-19 is no longer disrupting our daily lives, a time when it won’t be a constant crisis – rather something we can prevent, protect against, and treat," Walensky said.With the omicron variant waning and Americans eager to move beyond the virus, government and business leaders have been out ahead of the CDC in ending virus measures in the last week, including ordering workers back to offices, eliminating mask mandates and no longer requiring proof of vaccine to get into restaurants, bars and sports and entertainment arenas.RELATED: California ends mask mandate, but not all counties are ditching masksThe efforts have been gaining more steam each day.Philadelphia officials on Wednesday said the city’s vaccine mandate for restaurants was immediately lifted, though indoor mask mandates remain in place for now.

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Wells Fargo Center drops vaccine requirement under Philadelphia's new guidelines

PHILADELPHIA - The Wells Fargo Center says fans will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination when attending events at the arena.The announcement comes as Philadelphia announced on Wednesday that it was immediately ending the vaccine requirement for establishments that serve food for onsite consumption. The arena fell under the city’s criteria for establishments that were required to ask for proof of vaccination from customers and staff.The vaccine requirement had gone into place on Jan. 3.

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Philadelphia drops indoor dining vaccine mandate, sets benchmark to drop mask rules

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia has dropped its vaccine mandate in indoor dining establishments and unveiled a new, multi-tiered system they say will guide decisions on easing - or implementing - restrictions in the future. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole announced the news during Wednesday, amid a recent drop in new cases and positivity rates in the city.Bettigole says the new system, made up of four tiers, will allow officials to use metrics to drive their decisions on COVID-19 restrictions.

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Philadelphia sets benchmarks to end COVID-19 restrictions, drops vaccine mandate for indoor dining

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials have announced that the city would be ending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for indoor dining under a new, tiered system of safety standards and protective measures. City leaders and health officials announced the new standards during their weekly briefing on Wednesday as case counts have dropped significantly over the past several weeks.

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CHOP endorses optional masks in school districts with low COVID-19 numbers

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