The BA.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is surging at a time when BART is prepared to relax temporary restrictions.
SAN FRANCISCO -- The BA.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is now the most dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. It appears many people are contracting the virus multiple times. The surge is happening at a time when BART is prepared to relax temporary restrictions.
" should still be mandated because, if they're not mandated then a lot more people don't wear them as much then the cases are just going up again and then -- surprise! surprise! -- now here's another mask mandate," said Katherine Alm of Fremont. "Today was my first experience on there ... with me, I'm going to wear my mask regardless," said Sam Langi of San Francisco.
"Some believe it's just as high as January ... We're probably seeing two to ten times more real cases than are actually officially reported because of home testing," he said."That's given wastewater surveillance in Northern California."
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