The mask mandate has been dropped in a total of 22 countries, with health care facilities remaining the only exception to the decision.
Since January of this year, mask mandates have been lifted in 22 nations throughout the world.
Following a judge's decision to overturn a federal mask regulation for interstate travel, the United States has joined almost two dozen other countries in ending broad mask and pandemic measures this year.
On Jan. 19, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson annou...