Mask mandate reinstated in U.S. Louisiana as COVID-19 cases, hospitalization surge

People wearing face masks walk on a street in New Orleans, Louisiana, the United States, on Aug. 3, 2021. U.S. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Monday reinstated statewide indoor mask mandate as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued to surge. According to the mandate, which will be effective from Aug. 4 until at least Sept. 1, all people aged five and older must wear a face mask at indoors places. (Photo by Lan Wei/Xinhua)