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Related: About this forumMayor Jane Castor announces mandatory mask order for Tampa
Saying that the community needs leadership, Mayor Jane Castor announced Thursday, in the midst of a county discussion on a mandatory mask policy, that she would order Tampa residents to wear masks.
If we wear masks, we can put an end to this spread. That is the bottom line, Castor said at Hillsborough Countys Emergency Policy Group meeting.
The order will take effect at 5 p.m. Friday and apply to all indoor locations outside the home when residents are unable to maintain a six-foot separation from others, Castor later added during a Facebook Live appearance.
The order would be enforced in the last resort with a civil citation. Children under 2 would be exempt. And the city would provide masks to whoever needs one, she said.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/health/2020/06/18/mayor-jane-castor-announces-mandatory-mask-order-for-tampa/
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Actually, ideal since we learned trump takes it personally, ha.
Smart mayor.
Beartracks
(12,761 posts)I think it's pretty stupid to re-open a hotspot but leave masks as optional. That's just asking for a resurgence, because you know --absolutely know -- that way too many people are simply not going to wear them despite all pleas and common sense.
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