Starting Saturday (6/20) everybody who goes outside on
Orange County will be required to wear a face covering to slow the spread of
the Covid-19 pandemic.
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings signed an executive
order requiring everyone to wear a mask starting at 12:01 a.m.
Saturday.
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| Demings signs mask order |
The mask requirement is a big step backward as Orange
County and the rest of Florida had relaxed many of the tough measures imposed
this spring when officials issued stay-at-home orders as the deadly pandemic
ripped across the nation.
After the orders lifted recently and people ventured out to
shopping and work, some people ignored warnings to wear masks.
Now the number of Covid-19 cases is starting to soar again
with 3,200 new cases reported in Florida. Nearly 86,000 cases of Covid-19 have
been reported in Florida resulting in more than 3,000 deaths, 48 deaths in
Orange County.
Data shows that this deadly disease disproportionally harms
black and brown people, especially those with chronic illnesses. Recently there
are reports of between a half dozen to 10 children attending summer recreation
programs in Parramore had to be sent home because they had been exposed to
Covid-19.
The Demings order requires employees and customers in
businesses to wear face coverings if they come within 6 feet of each other.
Customers in a restaurant or bar can remove their mask to eat and drink, but
they must wear a mask when they enter, and servers must wear a mask.
Additionally, businesses have been instructed to prevent
customers from entering unless they are wearing a face covering.
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