Martin County leaders look at strict face covering requirements

Martin County leaders look at strict face covering requirements

FOLLOWING SUIT.

NOW -COMMISSIONERS ARE WEIGHINGWHETHER TO IMPLEMENT STRICTERFACE MASK REQUIREMENTS FORRESTAURANT AND RETAIL WORKERS.WPTV TREASURE COAST REPORTERMEGHAN MCROBERTS TAKES ACLOSER LOOK.<< KITCHEN NATS?

RESTAURANTSACROSS MARTIN COUNTY HAVETAKEN THEIR OWN PRECAUTIONS TOMAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFELYSERVING DINERS DURING THECOVID-19 PANDEMIC.

BUT SO FAR-FACE MASKS- HAVEN'T REALLYBEEN A PART OF THE PLAN ATSPRITZ IN STUART.

10:53:24;20"IN THE BEGINNING WE WEREACTUALLY GOING IN THATDIRECTION BUT IT WASN'TREQUIRED SO WE SAID IT'SEASIER IF WE DON'T." BUTMARTIN COUNTY LEADERS ARE NOWMULLING OVER THE IDEA TOREQUIRE RESTAURANTS AND RETAILSTORES& TO COVER UP.

SPRITZEXECUTIVE CHEF ALDO RAMIREZISN'T EXACTLY ON BOARD.10:53:17;22 "COMMUNICATINGWITH SOMEONE AT A TABLE, THEYMAY BE SIX FEET APART, THEYCAN'T HEAR YOU WITH A MASKON." HE SAYS THEY'VE ALREADYBEEN WORKING FOR WEEKS WITHOUTMASKS& AND RARELY GETS ACOMPLAINT.

10:53:00;21 "FOREVERY 100 CUSTOMERS WE'LL GET1 OR 2 WHO SAY OH YOU'RE NOTWEARING MASKS WE'RE NOT COMINGIN.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE." BUTDOCTORS SAY THE REOPENING PLANHAS LED TO AN INCREASE INCASES IN THE COUNTY& NOW MORETHAN 1,000 IN MARTIN COUNTYALONE.

AND CLEVELAND CLINICMARTIN HEALTH PRESIDENT ROBLORD TOLD COMMISSIONERSHOSPITALIZATIONS ARE RISING."A WEEK AGO TODAY, WE HAD 21PATIENTS.

THE NEXT DAY WAS 24.THE NEXT DAY IT WAS 30.

THENEXT DAY IT WAS 35.

THE NEXTDAY IT WAS 40.

YESTERDAY ITWAS 43.

WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICEIT WAS 47." COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS WILL MEETTUESDAY TO DECIDE WHETHER TOGO BEYOND RECOMMENDING... BUTREQUIRING EMPLOYEE MASKS.

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