Olszewski orders anyone age 2+ to wear masks indoors

Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski on Tuesday ordered everyone ages two and up to wear a mask inside all public places.

COUNTY IS TAKING AN ADDITIONALSTEP TO HELP PEOPLE PROTECTTHEMSELVES AND OTHERS.

WMAR 2NEWSTONIGHT WITH MORE ON THE NEPUBLIC HEALTH ORDER.BALTIMORE COUNTY EXECUTIVEJOHNNY OLSZEWSKI HAS COME UPWITH YET ANOTHER MEASURE TOEXPAND THE MANDATORY USE OFPROTECTIVE MASKS.YOU SEE THEM ALMOSTEVERYWHER━ PERSONALPROTECTIVE MASKS TO SHIELD THEPERSON WEARING IT AND EVERYONETHEY COME INTO CONTACT WITHFROM THE CORONAVIRUS.

NOW, INADDITION TO FOOD SERVICE ANDRETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS,BALTIMORE COUNTY WILL EXPANDTHE REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR USE.(SOT━JohnnyOlszewski/Baltimore CountyExecutive 8:56“EffectiveThursday at 9am, BaltimoreCounty is issuing a publichealth order to require allindividuals age two or olderto wear masks in any indoorpublic space.

The evidencehere is indisputable”: 16(TRACK) THAT MEANSRECREATIONAL FACILITIES ANDRELIGIOUS SERVICES WILL NOWFALL UNDER THE NEW GUIDELINES.OVER THE LAST WEEK, THE COUNTYHAS EXPERIENCED AN AVERAGE OF97 NEW COMMUNITY TRANSMISSIONCASES EACH DAY, WHICH IS ARECORD, AND ITS POSITIVITYRATE IS CLIMBING.

(SOT━Dr.Gregory Branch/BaltimoreCounty Health Officer 15:45“There is a continued increasein COVID positive cases,especially in the youngerpopulation” (TRACK) WHILESOME HAVE ATTRIBUTED THATSPIKE TO INDOOR DINING ANDBARS REOPENING, THE COUNTY ISCALLING ON THE STATE TO DECIDEWHETHER THEY SHOULD REMAINOPEN, AND THE TOWSON CHAMBEROF COMMERCE SAYS, WITH FEWEXCEPTIONS, MANY OF THEBUSINESSES ARE DOING THE RIGHTTHING.

(SOT━NancyHafford/Towson Chamber ofCommerce 26:11“The ones thatare flagrantly not beingresponsible are responsible,because theyfor all the restaurants thatare following the rules, doingthe safe things”A━LIB TAGSINCE BALTIMORE COU