The District will now fall in line with the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s mask recommendations: if you’re fully vaccinated, you don’t need to wear a mask outdoors or in places where it isn’t required.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the change during a Monday press conference with one caveat: if a business has a sign that tells you to wear a mask, wear it.

The order, which is in effect as of Monday, says masks are still required for public transit, taxis and ride hailing services, airports, train stations, schools and daycares, healthcare settings, workplaces (if applicable), homeless shelters, and correctional facilities.

Those that are not fully vaccinated, which is two weeks after a final dose, should still wear masks.

Many coronavirus restrictions will be lifted on Friday, including capacity restrictions and limits on bars and churches. The District plans to lift all restrictions on June 11.

Virginia and Maryland both lifted mask mandates last Friday, though nearby counties are handling masks slightly differently.

On Friday’s D.C. Council/Executive branch call, Councilmember Charles Allen said he’s heard concerns from local businesses about last week’s mask guidance from the CDC.

“A lot of our smaller retailers are very anxious,” Allen said. “It puts them in the unenviable position of trying to verify vaccination status, which is an impossible thing to ask of them. Their concern is this is going to increase conflict.”

Businesses still have the right to set their own rules, but Allen said the guidance has put owners and staff in “a tough spot.”

D.C. Health officials say the goal is to move from nuanced, detail-oriented, sector-specific guidances to a simpler, broader guidance of permissible activities to assuage any possible confusion.