Most states have not issued new mandates - focusing on vaccination instead - but a number, including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington, have recommended constituents follow the CDC's guidance. Which States Have Reimposed Mask Mandates And Which Are ResistingĬurrently, at least four states and Puerto Rico have indoor mask mandates for the vaccinated and unvaccinated: Oregon, Nevada, Hawaii, Louisiana. In a statement this week, the state’s top health official framed mask-wearing as a “personal choice." (Branham, 8/13) Unvaccinated people - regardless of where they live - are still urged to mask up indoors, too. The Oklahoma Health Department appears out of sync with those recommendations, even as the department says it "has and will continue to follow" CDC guidance. For the rest of the state, transmission levels are high enough that the CDC recommends vaccinated people still wear a mask in indoor, public spaces. With the delta variant surging through the state, nearly all Oklahomans should be wearing a mask again indoors, according to recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The fully vaccinated in Beaver and Ellis counties are the exceptions. Masking Is A 'Personal Choice,' Top OK Official Says, Even As CDC Urges Them Under the directive, event attendees must wear a mask unless actively eating or drinking. The Raiders said they’ll follow state and local guidelines and will require fans and employees to wear masks while inside the stadium. Steve Sisolak issued last month requiring masks be worn at all times at indoor facilities will apply to the tens of thousands of fans anticipated to attend the preseason game versus the Seattle Seahawks. It’s a mandatory rule for all that attend. Raiders Say Mask Mandate Will Be Enforced At Allegiant StadiumĪs Raider Nation converges on Allegiant Stadium Saturday for the first Raiders game at the $2 billion facility with fans, remember “face mask” is not a penalty in this case. We know that protection from the diseases they cause can only be achieved by immunizing a very high percentage of the population.” (Stack, 8/12) “.We want to do all we can to limit the spread of these viruses. LDS Church Issues Strongest Plea Yet: Wear Masks And Get VaccinatedĪmid a surge in coronavirus variants, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued a strong call Thursday to its members to wear masks “in public meetings whenever social distancing is not possible” and to “be vaccinated.” “We find ourselves fighting a war against the ravages of COVID-19 and its variants,” the governing First Presidency wrote to everyone in the 16.6 million-member church. Tate said the extension is meant to make it easier for the state to seek federal assistance during the current COVID-19 surge. Tate Reeves announced Thursday he is extending the state of emergency order in Mississippi for 30 days, but he will not issue mask mandates despite a warning that hospitals across the state are on the verge of collapse. Mississippi Emergency Orders Extended As COVID-19 Ravages A few hours later on Thursday, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the county health authority had issued an order requiring that people must wear masks when inside any public school, non-religious private school or licensed child care center in the county. Harris County, where Houston is located, first filed a lawsuit against Abbott’s executive order banning mask mandates by any state, county or local government entity. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates and institute protections against COVID-19 as hospitals around the state continue to swell with patients sickened by the virus. Texas’ most populous county on Thursday joined the legal battle by local officials seeking to override Gov. Most Populous Texas County Defies Governor With Mask Mandate It kills people and the only way we prevent it is: get vaccinated, wear masks, do social distancing, washing your hands all the time, and not just to think about, ‘Well my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.’ No, screw your freedom," Schwarzenegger said. The "Terminator" star and former governor of California addressed Americans who are still "in denial" about the severity of the pandemic during an interview with CNN's Bianna Golodryga on Wednesday. 'Screw Your Freedom': Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls Anti-Maskers 'Schmucks' In Powerful RantĪrnold Schwarzenegger isn't mincing words when calling out anti-maskers. It's just that simple.” Other news about masks is from Texas, Mississippi, Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma and elsewhere. Because you are supposed to protect your fellow Americans around you. The former California governor, a Republican, left nothing on the table: "You’re a schmuck for not wearing a mask. Schwarzenegger Blasts Anti-Maskers: ‘Screw Your Freedom’
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