Jamila Jones thinks 80% of Cincinnatians will obey City Council’s new mask mandate, she said Thursday afternoon.
Vince Homan has less faith.
Although he said he supports the order, he guessed he’d seen about 50% of people he passed that day wearing theirs.
AT 12:01 THIS MORNING,CINCINNATI'S "MASKREQUIREMENT" WENT INTO EFFECT.THAT'S JUST SIX HOURS AFTER AMANDATE TOOK EFFECT REQUIRINGPEOPLE IN HAMILTON COUNTY TOWEAR MASKS.BOTH MANDATES HAVEEXCEPTIONS, INCLUDING FORPEOPLE WHO HAVE MEDICALCONDITIONS.REPORTER MARIEL CARBONE WASOUT DOWNTOWN TODAY.
ANDMARIEL, ARE PEOPLE FOLLOWINGTHE NEW RULES?IT WAS PRETTY SPLIT, WITHPEOPLE WEARING AND NOT WEARINGMASKS.
BUT, IF YOU CHOOSE NOTTO, THE CITY IS WARNING THATYOU COULD FACE A FINE OF 25DOLLARS.FOR SOME, IT'S ALREADY A HABIT.JAMILA JONES/CINCINNATI "Whenthey enforced it and made itan everyday thing, I was likeOK, it's been an everydaything for me."NOW: IT'S AREQUIREMENT -- ONE THAT NOTEVERYONE IS FOLLOWING.
JAMILAJONES/CINCINNATI "I give itabout 80 percent of everybodywill listen."VINCEHOMAN/CINCINNATI "About 50percent."WENDY JEANBENNETT/CINCINNATI "I seepeople usually have a mask,but they're using it as a chinguard."STARTING TODAY- THECITY OF CINCINNATI REQUIRESPEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK, INDOORSIN PUBLIC OR CONGREGATESPACES.
IF NOT, YOU CAN BEFINED $25.
VINCE HOMAN/CINCINNATI "I don't know how they'regoing to enforce iteven ifthey are going to use thehealth department to enforceit have enough people to goaround and issue."UNDER CITYLAW THE LOCAL HEALTHDEPARTMENT WILL ENFORCE IT ONA 'COMPLAINT DRIVEN' BASIS.PEOPLE WILL HAVE THEOPPORTUNITY TO COMPLY.
AND, IFTHEY REFUSE, A FINE CAN BEISSUED.
áAMBIENT NATá BUTACCORDING TO A SPOKESWOMAN FORTHE CINCINNATI HEALTHDEPARTMENT, C-H-D HAS NOTCOMPLETELY FINALIZED ITSPROCEDURES.
IT'S STILL WAITINGON A STATE ORDINANCE THATREQUIRES PEOPLE IN SEVERALOHIO COUNTIES - INCLUDINGHAMILTON AND BUTLER - TO WEARMASKS.JAMILA JONES/CINCINNATI"I Just hope everyone else ison the same page."MASKING UP,BEFORE THE THREAT OFENFORCEMENT IS EVEN NEEDED.WENDY JEAN BENNETT/CINCINNATI"I get that people have aright to do what's right, butthis is something that'simpacting everyone young andold."VINCE HOMAN/CINCINNATI"We've got to get on top ofthis and I think everybodyneeds to contribute andparticipate in beating thevirus.
And this is a great wayto do it."THE CITY IREMINDINGEVERYONE, YOU SHOULD "NOT"CALL THE POLICE FOR ANYCOMPLAINTS.THOSE CALLS NEED TOGO TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.MARIEL CARBONE, WCPO NINENEWS.