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California on Thursday started requiring people throughout the state to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn't possible as the coronavirus continues to spread.
California will continue to require fully vaccinated people to wear masks in most public indoor settings until June 15. This came after national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
UPDATED with the latest: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed an executive order expediting the rules around masking, social distancing and capacity limits for workers in the state.
A public service announcement from the Government of California encouraging people to wear masks to "slow the spread". In late March 2020, some government officials began to focus on the wearing of masks to help prevent transmission of COVID-19 as opposed to protecting the wearer; former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb stated in a report that face masks would be "most effective" at slowing its ...
June 18: Governor Newsom orders a state-wide mask mandate due to rising number of cases and deaths, requiring to wear masks or other coverings in most public spaces with a few exceptions. Many local governments had previously dropped mandatory mask-wearing measures. [141] June 21: The number of cases exceeded the case numbers of New Jersey. [142]
There are anti-mask laws in many U.S. states and the District of Columbia. [1]Many anti-mask laws date back to the mid-20th century, when states and municipalities passed them to stop the violent activities of the Ku Klux Klan, whose members typically wore hoods of white linen to conceal their identities.
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Masks may not be required in many places but they're still encouraged, officials say, as new COVID cases continue to climb.