Wyandotte County face mask order goes into effect Tuesday

MATT?MATT: CODY, THAT MASKED MAN DATEAND WYANDOTTE COUNTY IS SIMILARTO ONE THAT WE SAW YESTERDAY INKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, WHICHWILL HIRES PEOPLE TO WEAR A FACECOVERING OVER THEIR NOSE ANDMOUTH AND ANY PUBLIC SPACE TOPREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19AND WYANDOTTE COUNTY.THE INDOOR PUBLIC SPACES COULDINCLUDE ANY BUSINESS, WORKPLACE,PLACE OF WORSHIP, OUTDOOR AREASLIKE RESTAURANTS AND BAR PATIOS,AND WHILE YOU OBVIOUSLY CANNOTWEAR A MASK WHEN EATING ORDRINKING, YOU SHOULD BE WEARINGTHEM AT THE ESTABLISHMENT WHENYOU’RE NOT DOING THAT.THERE ARE OTHER EXCEPTIONS.MASKS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FORTHOSE WHO ARE DEAF AND HARD OFHEARING, CHILDREN, OR ANYONEWITH A HEALTH CONDITION THATPREVENTS WEARING A FACECOVERING.ACCORDING TO THE ORDER FROM THEWYANDOTTE COUNTY HEALTHDEPARTMENT, THEY CAN ALSO, LAWENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO ENFORCETHE NEW MANDATE THAT GOES INTOEFFECT AT 5:00 THIS EVENING