New mask requirements in Maryland

New mask requirements in Maryland

MORE RESTRICTIONS AIMED ATSLOWING THE SPREAD OF COVID-19- ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE HEREIN MARYLAND THE NUMBERSCONTINUE TO RISE IN OUR STATE.WMAR-2 NEWSIN CANTON THIS MORNING.

ANDMEGAN ONE OF THE NEWRESTRICTIONS HAS TO DO WITHWHERE YOU HAVE TO WEAR A MASK.STARTING TOMORROW NIGHT ATFIVE P-M& IF YOU ARE OLDERTHAN FIVE YEARS OLD, YOU MUSTBE WEARING A MASK IN APUBLIC BUILDINGS.

THATINCLUDES GYMS, CASINOS,STORES, RESTAURANTS AND OFFICEBUILDINGS.

YOU MUST ALSO WEAA MASK OUTSIDE IF SOCIALDISTANCING IS NOT POSSIBLE.THE GOVERNOR IS ALSO ISSUINGTRAVEL ADVISORY& WARNINGMARYLANDERS TO AVOID STATTHAT ARE CONSIDERED HOT SPOTSLIKE TEXAS, GEORGIA AFLORIDA.

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THE NEW MASKMANDATE IS DIFFERENT THAN THEONE GOVERNOR HOGAN ISSUED BACKIN APRIL& WHICH ONLY REQUIREDPEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS INSIDEGROCERY STORES AND OTHER FOODBUSINESSES& AND PUBLICTRANSIT.

IT ALSO LOWERS THEAGE OF WHO IS REQUIRED TO WEARA MASK FROM NINE TO FIVE YEARSOLD.

MANY STORES LIKE TARGETAND WALMART HAVE ALREADYANNOUNCED THAT THEY AREREQUIRING CUSTOMERS TO WEAR AMASK WHEN THEY SHOP.

PEOPLE WESPOKE TO HAD MIXED FEELINGABOUT WHETHER THIS NEW MANDATEWILL ACTUALLY WORK& AND IFCAN BE EFFECTIVELY ENFORCED.

Ithink what is going to bedifficult is to actually haveplaces and stores enforcing itthatto be challenging i think somepeople just dit”“I think going to anotherstrict lockdown will probablybe the worst thingeconomically and socially so ireally think that if this iswhat we have to do to avoidthat then yeah i”ACCORDING TO STATE OFFICIALS&MARYLASTILL UNDER FIVE PERCENT& BUTHOGAN SAID HE WILL NOT MOVEINTO STAGE THREE UNTIL HE ANDHIS TEAM FEEL THAT IT IS SAFETO DO SO.

LIVE IN CANTON, MWMAR-2 NEWSONE OF THE GOVERNOR