Gov. Phil Murphy extends public health emergency. Here's what it means for NJ

Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Thursday to extend the public health emergency at least one more month, the 17th time he has done so since first declaring it in March 2020.

Murphy said at a press conference Monday he was extending the public health emergency for 30 days to allow for the mask mandate in schools and childcare centers to continue until March 7. At that time, Murphy said he will eliminate the mandate and leave it to individual school districts to decide whether to require masks.

The public health emergency lasts for 30 days unless it's renewed by the governor.

"The state COVID-19 metrics will be re-evaluated when this expires and a decision will be made then to see if an extension is needed," the governor's office said in a statement earlier this week.

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(Cherry Hill Courier Post)