Tulsa considering mandatory masks

Tulsa considering mandatory masks

WILL MASKS BE MANDATORY INTULSA?

THAT'S THE QUESTIONAS MAYOR G-T BYNUM ANNOUNCESHE'S CREATING AN ORDINANCETO REQUIRE THEM.

THE CITYCOUNCIL WILL HAVE TO VOTE ONIT FIRST.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER TELLS US WHEN ITCOULD BE APPROVED - AND WHATSOME TULSANS THINK ABOUT THEIDEA.MASKS OR NO MASKS HAS BEEN ABIG DEBATE SINCE THEPANDEMIC BEGAN.AND COME NEXT WEDNESDAY - ITCOULD BE MANDATORY IN THECITY OF TULSA.FOLLOWING ADVICE FROM THETULSA HEALTH DEPARTMENT,MAYOR G-T BYNUM NOW SAYSMASKS SHOULD BE MANDATORY TOSLOW THE CURRENT RATE THATCORONAVIRUS IS SPREADING.ACCORDING TO THE OKLAHOMASTATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHWEBSITE- FOUR OF THE FIVEZIP CODES WITH THE MOSTCOVID CASES ARE IN THE TULSAMETRO AREA.TULSAN HANY ELSAYED THINKSTHE MANDATE SHOULD ALREADYBE IN PLACE."We were late.

And delayed."AMANDA BASKEYFIELD AGREES.SHE SAYS SHE HAS SEVERALFRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WHOHAVE OR HAD COVID.

AND SHEWORKS IN A HOSPITAL -WEARING A MASK EIGHT HOURS ADAY."Yeah, it's uncomfortable,but honestly, it's worth thediscomfort to me."BOTH SAY THEY WEAR THEIRMASKS EVERYWHERE.

AND THINKOTHERS SHOULD DO THE SAME TOPROTECT THOSE AROUND THEM."They may not know that theyare infected they could beasymptomatic and they don'tknow when the symptoms aregoing to appear.""Even if it's just a smallamount of limiting it, it'ssome.

And, like I said, itcould potentially affectsomeone's life that youdon't know might have beenaffected."WE SPOKE WITH TWO MEN WHODID NOT WISH TO GO ON CAMERA- BUT BOTHSAY THEY DON'T THINK MASKSARE NECESSARY.

ONE SAYING HEJUST DOESN'T LIKE WEARINGONE.

THE OTHER SAYING HEDOESN'T THINK IT WILL MAKE ADIFFERENCE - BUT WOULD WEARONE IF IT MADE OTHERSCOMFORTABLE.

THE DEBATE OVERMASKS AROUND THE COUNTRYBECOMING CONTROVERSIAL.VIDEOS SHOW CONFRONTATIONSOVER MASKS IN PLACES LIKEGROCERY STORES.

HOWEVER,BACK HERE IN TULSA, ELSAYEDSAYS - IT SHOULDN'T BE THATWAY."Regardless of whetheryou're Republican orDemocrat or whateverpolitical party you belongto, I think this is a safetyhealth issue.

We should allstick with therecommendations fromthe scientist."CITY COUNCIL WILL VOTE ONTHE ORDINANCE AT ITS MEETINGON WEDNESDAY.

AT LEAST 5COUNCILORS HAVE TO VOTE YESFOR IT TO BE APPROVED.

INTULSA, KATIE KELEHER, 2WORKS FOR YOU.THE PUSH FO