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Masks

Wearing a mask is not required while indoors with a few notable exceptions. Masking guidance for the fall semester will be issued in the weeks leading up to the first day of class.

When They are Required

Faculty, staff, students and visitors on campus are not required to wear a mask indoors, with a few notable exceptions. Wearing a KN95 mask indoors in all situations is strongly encouraged. 

  • KN95 masks are required in all classroom settings, including shared laboratories and other instructional spaces. 
  • Anyone who is positive or has symptoms of COVID-19 or has been exposed to someone with the virus is required to wear a mask and follow all other campus isolation and quarantine requirements. 
  • Masks continue to be required on all public transportation, including Shuttle-UM buses.
  • Masks continue to be required in all patient care areas, including, but not limited to, the University Health Center and all COVID-19 testing locations.

 

For more UMD COVID-19 information, click here.