Coronavirus Update: Philadelphia becomes first big U.S. city to reinstate face masks, as U.S. daily COVID cases climb 10% from two weeks ago

Philadelphia has become the first big U.S. city to reinstate its indoor face-mask mandate after COVID-19 cases rose more than 50% in 10 days, which the health commissioner, Dr. Cheryl Bettigole, said is the threshold for the city’s guidelines on the matter.

Health inspectors will start to enforce the mask mandate at city businesses starting April 18, the Associated Press reported. 

The…