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UPMC dropping mask mandate tomorrow
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Masks will no longer be required inside UPMC facilities, starting tomorrow.
In a note provided to employees, UPMC says that as there has been a decreased risk of transmission of COVID-19, the flu, and RSV, masks will be optional inside patient-accessible areas of clinical facilities, but will still be encouraged to be worn.
In late December, UPMC had required masks to be worn.
UPMC says that the requirements will be reinstated if transmission of the viruses increases again in the future and that staff members will be given advanced notice of any new mandates.
Staff members who did not get a flu shot for the 2023-24 season will be required to wear a mask through the end of the flu season.
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Police have arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man outside of a bar in Braddock Hills earlier this month.
Allegheny County Police say investigators determined that 23-year-old Abdullaah Francken, of Washington, Pa. was responsible for the shooting and killing of 24-year-old William Coffey on June 7.
Coffey was shot multiple times outside of J Cats Bar & Grill, also known as the Steel Towne Inn that’s located along Wilkins Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say that Francken was taken into custody on Wednesday by Allegheny County Police officers along with the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force.
Francken is facing multiple charges including criminal homicide and is being held in the Allegheny County Jail.
According to court records, Francken has yet to be arraigned and a preliminary hearing date has not been set yet.
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