New York (United States) (AFP) – New York on Wednesday joined a wave of Democrat-run US states to roll back mask mandates, a symbolic step towards restoring normal life in one of the early pandemic epicenters in America. Governor Kathy Hochul announced that she would not renew an indoor mask mandate for businesses when it expires on Thursday, citing a huge decline in coronavirus cases. She said that it would be up to individual cities and businesses whether they wanted to continue to require masks indoors. Hochul added, though, that a mask mandate for schools would remain in place for now. He…