No mask mandate for Douglas County

No mask mandate for Douglas County

AND THEIMPORTANCE OFWEARING A MASKPLEASE EVERYONEIN THIS CITY, IN THISCOUNTY DO THERIGHT THINGDOUGLAS COUNTYHEALTH DIRECTOR ADIPOUR PLEADED WITHTHE COMMUNITY TOMASK UP ....AFTER ANNOUNCING SHEWOULD NOT PURSUE AMASK MANDATE FOR THECITY OF OMAHA.GOOD AFTERNOON I'MKENT LUTZEN.DR.POUR SAYS SHE HASRECIEVED LETTERSFROM HEALTH LEADERSIN THE COMMUNITY INSUPPORT OF MASKMANDATE, BUT - EVENWITH THAT - SHE IS NOTPURSUING THE MASKMANDATE DUE TO LEGALPUSHBACK.SENIOR REPORTERJAKE WASIKOWSKI JOINSUS LIVE WITH MORE OFTHE DETAILS.DOCTOR ADI POUR SAYSIN THE LAST 3 DAYSTHEYVE HADDISCUSSIONS WITH THENEBRASKA ATTORNEYGENERALS OFFICE ANDCITY ATTORNEYS.SHE SAYS THEY DIDNTBELIEVE THEY COULDLEGALLY MANDATEMASKS FOR PEOPLE.MAYOR JEAN STOTHERTAND ADI POUR PLEADEDWITH PEOPLE IN OMAHAAND DOUGLAS COUNTYTO WEARMASKS...BECAUSE THEYCAN SLOW THE SPREADOF THE VIRUS.POUR SAYS SHE TRUSTSPEOPLE TO DO THERIGHT THING...AND THINKABOUT THEIR FAMILY,FRIENDS, ANDNEIGHBORS.A HANDFUL OF HEALTHEXPERTS ALSOREITTERATED THEIMPORTANCE OFCOVERING YOUR FACE INPUBLIC, WASHING YOURHANDS, AND SOCIALDISTANCING.MAYOR STOTHERT THEDOCTORS KNOW WHATTHEYRE TALKING ABOUT.AND TO LISTEN TOWHAT THEY SAY.THEY KNOW WHATTHEY'RE TALKINGABOUT THIS IS NOTA POLITICAL ISSUETHIS IS A HEALTHAND SAFETY ISSUEAND WE WILL TAKECARE I'VEEVERYBODY INOMAHA.WE JUST NEED YOUTO HELP USNAVIGATETHROUGH THIS."DOCTOR POUR ANDMAYOR STOTHERT SAYTHEY COULD ISSUE AMANDATE AT A LATERTIME.IN OUR LATER SHOWSHEAR FROM HEALTHEXPERTS ON IF THEYBELIEVE PEOPLE WILLLISTEN.REPORTING NEAR 42NDAND CENTER JAKEWASIKOWSKI 3 NEWSNOW.THE ATTORNEY