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Travelers wait to board a plane at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, on April 22, 2022. - The US government is appealing a court ruling that controversially lifted a federal mask mandate on public transport earlier this week, the Justice Department said on April 20. After the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, assessed that masks remain "necessary to protect the public health, the Department has filed a notice of appeal," spokesman Anthony Coley said. A US federal judge on April 18 struck down the Covid-19 mask mandate, stating that it exceeded the CDC's statutory authority. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)