Masks to become part of life in California, but rules vary
Masks have been ubiquitous at essential businesses like grocery stores and medical clinics since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. On the sidewalks of major cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, people have been wearing masks for weeks, giving wide berth to the small number of others whose faces aren't covered.
Mayor London Breed said city residents must continue to wear face coverings and follow social distance requirements when waiting in line at newly reopened businesses like florists or bookstores. Health officials in most of the San Francisco Bay Area — including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Sonoma counties — have required residents to wear masks when they leave their homes. After previously only strongly urging facing coverings, officials in nearby Napa County on Thursday said they would mandate them.
Similarly in Los Angeles County, authorities hoped “kindness and compassion” would be enough to convince the “tiny group” of people who aren't donning masks, Department of Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said. She urged shop owners to politely refuse service to people without face coverings.
In Northern California, three counties with few confirmed COVID-19 cases allowed a variety of businesses to reopen and permitted restaurants to seat diners, defying the state's stay-at-home order. Yuba Sutter Mall in Yuba City became the first mall to reopen in California on Wednesday and not all shoppers wore masks.
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing face coverings such as non-medical masks or even T-shirts and bandannas to cover the nose and mouth, because the infection can spread from an asymptomatic person simply by speaking.
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