Kathy Hochul, New York Gov., said on Friday that renewed the state’s mandate requiring people to be either vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear a mask indoors has been extended until Feb. 10.

The announcement comes just days after the state Supreme Court in Nassau County ruled that the indoor mask law is unconstitutional. However, an appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the requirement remain in effect while the courts work out the details of the case.

The deadline for the mandate was set for Tuesday. Hochul stated that the state will assess if the rule needs to be extended again “a couple days” before it expires next month.

“But if we continue on this rapid trend downward, we will be in a good place,” she highlighted. “If it levels off, or something else happens, I need that flexibility, and I’m going to continue to reserve that. But also, people are waiting to hear when some of these restrictions are going to be lifted. We are going to continue with our flexibility.”

She also stated that if necessary, she will lift the mandate early. Schools are one of the public locations where the policy must be enforced.

Hochul vowed earlier this week to fight the state Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the mandate.

The mandate, according to Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, is unenforceable.

“This order would require the health department to send a $1,000 fine to the public library if you or I happened to walk through the door without a mask on,” he told Politico. “This is not a practical or appropriate way to get people to do things that you’d want them to.”

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