On Aug. 20, Morris Brown College announced in an Instagram post that the institution has reinstated its COVID-19 mask mandate "effective immediately" due to reports of infections among students in the Atlanta University Center. All students and employees are mandated to wear face masks for a 14-day period, with students required to observe physical distancing.

Hollywood studio Lionsgate has sent a memo asking employees to wear masks after some of its workers were infected with COVID-19.

"Employees must wear a medical grade face covering (surgical mask, KN95 or N95) when indoors except when alone in an office with the door closed, actively eating, actively drinking at their desk or workstation, or if they are the only individual present in a large open workspace," Sommer McElroy, of Lionsgate, wrote in the memo.

Primary care provider Kaiser Permanente is now requiring staff, patients, and visitors at its Santa Rosa facilities to wear face masks.

Last week, Upstate Medical's two hospitals in New York reimposed mandatory masking following reports of an uptick in COVID-19 infections.

Many people have begun pushing back against mandates and questioned the timing of the rise in COVID infections—with 2024 elections nearing.