22 Countries Drop Mask Mandates

Travelers walk through Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on April 19, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

A total of 22 countries around the world have dropped mask mandates since January this year.

As debates over masks have returned to the United States after a judge struck down a federal mask mandate for interstate travel, the nation joined nearly two dozen countries that have ended broad mask and pandemic measures this year.