Children at public schools will finally be able to take off masks outdoors next week, but the face coverings will still be required when inside.School Chancellor David Banks announced the move Friday amid cratering Covid cases and increasing pressure from parents and the community to do away with the controversial school mask policies.Once a Covid hotspot, daily Covid cases in New York City have cratered, with the Big Apple only recording around 1,000 new cases per day - far below the peak of around 40,000 per day during the early-January peak of the surge.
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