Ohio Gov. DeWine orders statewide Covid-19 mask mandate – with caveats

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is extending the requirement for facial coverings to all 88 counties regardless of the speed at which Covid-19 is spreading – although allowing wide latitude for exemptions. The state also is instituting a travel advisory that requires 14-days of self-quarantine for travelers or Ohioans returning from a number of states in the South and mountain West. The mask mandate takes effect on Thursday at 6 p.m., replacing a county-by-county order that had applied to 60% of the state's…