An effort is underway to educate Rochester businesses about how to address and handle customers who are against wearing a mask.
/ coronavirus first this afternoon - an effort is underway to educate businesses about how to address and handle customers who are against wearing masks... this as concerns over spreading the coronavirus continue.
Lowerthirdbanner coronavirus:enforcing mask mandates kimt news three's jessica bringe joins us live from downtown... jessica how is the rochester chamber of commerce looking to help businesses?xxx mask complaints-lvo-2 calyn - chamber president kathleen harrington tells me she's been receiving a number of complaints from people who don't believe in the science of wearing a mask to stop the spread of covid-19.
Mask complaints-lvo-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:helping businesses enforce mask mandate rochester, mn this comes as the number of coronavirus cases has increase by more than 900 in minnesota.
In response - the chamber is working on a webinar as part of its 'path forward' series to help businesses educate customers who are against the city-wide mask mandate.
Harrington says the webinar is meant to give them tools to help encourage and enforce that mandate.xxx mask complaints-lsot-1 lowerthird2line coronavirus:kathleen harrington president, chamber of commerce we'll be providing legal assistance so they understand the law, public health education assistance and some assistance from behavioral science because there are tools out there that can help deal with situations so they don't become confrontational but develop greater understanding of why the mask is necessary.
Mask complaints-lsot-2 the chamber is still working out the details of that webinar series..
But plans to have information by the mid-to end of the week.
Live in rochester jessica bringe kimt news three.
/ thank you jessica.
The chamber's path forward series is free and available to the public.
Mask complaints-tag-2 you can find a link to past webinars on kimt-dot-com.
A Rochester Chamber of Commerce webinar offered insight when it comes to businesses enforcing the requirement
The Rochester Chamber will be distributing masks to those who need them.
