Kansas governor issues new mask mandate

Source: The Hill | November 18, 2020 | Justine Coleman

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) issued a new mask mandate on Wednesday set to go into effect the day before Thanksgiving, as Kansas and the rest of the country deals with surging coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. 

Kelly’s executive order will require face-coverings to be worn inside public spaces, health care facilities, in line for public transportation and outdoors where social distancing is not possible. The mandate goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25. 

Among those who are exempt from wearing a face covering are children under the age of five, people who have medical conditions that prevent them from wearing a face covering and people who are eating and drinking at a restaurant, according to the order.

The governor’s order is her second attempt to mandate mask-wearing statewide after most counties opted out of her earlier order in July. Republicans in particular criticized Kelly for a one-size-fits-all requirement.

Kelly said during a press conference Wednesday that “a one-size-fits-all approach can be difficult for some communities to navigate,” so she is giving counties a week to develop their own orders for face coverings. 

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