Milwaukee’s mask ordinance officially began Thursday and city leaders say it will remain in effect until community spread of coronavirus is under control.
AS OF TODAY - ANYONE THREEYEARS AND OLDER IS REQUIRED TOWEAR MASKS INSIDE PUBLICBUILDINGS - AND WHENEVERTHEY'RE WITHIN 6 FEET OFOTHERS OUTSIDE.
BEN JORDAN ISIN DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE TOEXPLAIN HOW ENFORCEMENT WILLWORK."Starting today, Businessesowners are responsible formaking sure their customersand employees are wearingmasks inside their buildings -meanwhile people are expectedto self-enforce outside."MILWAUKEE HAS OFFICIALLYBECOME THE FIRST CITY INWISCONSIN TO REQUIRE MASKS TOBE WORN IN PUBLIC SPACESINSIDE AND OUTSIDE WHEN OTHERSARE CLOSE - IMANI RAY SAYSIT'S ABOUT TIME.
"I'm excitedabout people being concernedabout folks' safety and we'regoing to be in a positionwhere we can take as manyprecautions as possible."MAYORTOM BARRETT SAYS THIS WAS NOTAN ORDINANCE HE LOOKED SIGNINGINTO LAW.
This is anindication of just how seriousthe COVID-19 pandemic remainsin Wisconsin and remains inMilwaukee."BUSINESSES FOUND TOBE IN NON-COMPLIANCE WILLFIRST RECEIVE A WARNING FROMMILWAUKEE'S HEALTH DEPARTMENT- BUT IF THEY'RE CAUGHT AGAIN -THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO 500DOLLARS AND AT RISK OF LOSINGTHEIR BUSINESS LICENSE.
MASKSARE EVEN REQUIRED FOR PEOPLEWORKING OUT IN GYMS LIKEALYSSA (Ash-ick-ker).
"Itwasn't my favorite thing thatI've ever done I would say.It's really hard to do cardio,it's hard to breathe mostlybut at the end of the day youhave to do your part.
PEOPLEARE ALLOWED TO TAKE THEIRMASKS OFF WHEN THEY'RE EATINGOR DRINKING INSIDE BARS ORRESTAURANTS.It's just anotherhurdle we're going to have toovercome." STACK'D BURGER BAROWNER TREVOR DANIELSENPROVIDES HIS EMPLOYEES MASKS,GLOVES AND SANITIZER - AND HASSIGNS ON THE DOORS REMINDINGCUSTOMERS TO COMPLY WHILETHEY'RE WAITING TO BE SERVED -BUT HE ISN'T SO SURE ABOUTTHIS ORDINANCE.
There's no enddate.
Is this going to go onanother 6 months, because ifit is, it's a slow death forevery restaurant out there."THIS MASK ORDINANCE WILLREMAIN IN EFFECT IN TANDEMWITH MILWAUKEE'S CORONAVIRUSHEALTH ORDER.
MAYOR BARRETTSAYS THAT WON'T BE LIFTEDUNTIL COMMUNITY SPREAD ISUNDER CONTROL.
REPORTING INDOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE, BENJORDAN, TMJ4 NEWS.
Gov. Tony Evers on Thursday issued an executive order requiring face coverings to be worn indoors by anyone 5 years of age or over..
Milwaukee's mask ordinance, the 'MKE Cares Act,' has officially gone into effect as of Thursday.
