MISSISSIPPI, INCLUDING BUSINESSES HERE IN HINDS, MADISON AND RANKIN COUNTIES. THE GOVERNOR’S ORDERS SAY BUSINESSES MUST PROVIDE FACE COVERINGS FOR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH CUSTOMERS… THOSE FACE MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES… THERE ARE ALSO NEW LIMITS ON SOCIAL GATHERINGS… NO MORE THAN 10 PEOPLE CAN BE INSIDE AT A TIME… AND 20 OR FEWER FOR ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE… AGAIN, THE ORDER BEGINS THIS MORNING, SO BE SURE TO WEAR
Mask mandate in effect for 13 Mississippi counties, including three metro counties
Gov. Reeves mask mandate in place for 13 counties
Updated: 10:04 AM CDT Jul 13, 2020
Governor Tate Reeves newest executive order in which 13 counties will be required to wear masks in public goes into effect Monday.Mississippians have mixed reactions to the newest mandate by the governor.Lorenzo Bailey, who is a basketball coach, said the mask mandate is necessary.”We have to do something to slow this pandemic down. We need to get order of it and see can we move forward because it is taking a toll on so many families,” Bailey said. Bailey said there was a downside with mandating masks during dangerous heat days.”It’s hot. It’s really hard to breath out of the mask,” Bailey said. “Personally, I don’t wear a mask when I am outside of a store. I can’t breathe in them when it gets really hot outside.” Governor Reeves said the mandate will remain in place until July 20, or until cases begin to decline in the affected areas. The 13 affected counties include Hinds, Rankin, Madison, DeSoto, Harrison, Jackson, Washington, Sunflower, Grenada, Claiborne, Jefferson, Wayne and Quitman. Tap here to read Executive Order 1507.More on coronavirus in MississippiMap shows coronavirus cases in Mississippi by countyWhere you can get tested for COVID-19 in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. —
Governor Tate Reeves newest executive order in which 13 counties will be required to wear masks in public goes into effect Monday.
Mississippians have mixed reactions to the newest mandate by the governor.
Lorenzo Bailey, who is a basketball coach, said the mask mandate is necessary.
“We have to do something to slow this pandemic down. We need to get order of it and see can we move forward because it is taking a toll on so many families,” Bailey said.
Bailey said there was a downside with mandating masks during dangerous heat days.
“It’s hot. It’s really hard to breath out of the mask,” Bailey said. “Personally, I don’t wear a mask when I am outside of a store. I can’t breathe in them when it gets really hot outside.”
Governor Reeves said the mandate will remain in place until July 20, or until cases begin to decline in the affected areas.
The 13 affected counties include Hinds, Rankin, Madison, DeSoto, Harrison, Jackson, Washington, Sunflower, Grenada, Claiborne, Jefferson, Wayne and Quitman. Tap here to read Executive Order 1507.
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