As Covid-19 cases fall and vaccines roll out across the country, a handful of governors have dropped statewide mask mandates, raising tensions with some city leaders who are keeping their own restrictions in place to fight new strains of the coronavirus.

Iowa Gov.

Kim Reynolds this month dropped the state’s mask mandate and restrictions on social gatherings, after case counts and hospitalizations had fallen by around 80% since the autumn peak and vaccination programs in nursing homes and assisted-living facilities got under way.