Martin County mask order no longer in effect for general public

The mask ordinance requiring all Martin County residents to wear face coverings where social distancing is not possible has expired.

CONTENTIOUS PUBLIC HEARINGS...BUT NOW, THE MARTIN COUNTY MASKMANDATE IS NO MORE.

COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY THE ORDER,REQUIRING THE PUBLIC TO WEARFACIAL COVERINGS, EXPIREDOVERNIGHT.

WPTV NEWS CHANNEL5STUART THIS AFTERNOON WITHMORE DETAILS AND REACTION FROMRESIDENTJON, HERE IN DOWNTOWN STUARTTHERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THATCAN BE SEEN NOT WEARING ANYTYPE OF FACIAL COVERING NOTHE ORDER HAS EXPIRED, HOWEVERTHERE ARE SOME THAT ARE STILLCHOOSING TO DO SO.THE ORDER, REQUIRING THEPUBLIC TO WEAR FACIAL COVERINGSWHERE SOCIAL DISTANCING IS NPOSSIBLE WAS PASSEDUNANIMOUSLY 30 DAYS AGO.COUNTY OFFICIALS DECIDED TONOT RENEW THE ORDER, LETTINGIT EXPIRE SATURDAY MORNING,BUT SAY MASKS ARE STILLSTRONGLY RECOMMENDED.

ALLISONSCHOPPE SAYS EVEN THOUGH MASKSARE NO LINGER REQUIRED, SHEFEELS AS IF THEYNECESSARY.THE FACTS ARE THE FACTS.

IMEAN YOU JUST HAVE TO SEE, IFTHE CURVE WAS GOING DOWN ANDTHE NUMBERS WERE REFLECTINGSOMETHING DIFFERENT, IALL FOR IT.

BUT I THINK ITIMPORTANT TO RESPECT THE TRENDAND RIGHT NOW THE TREND ISGOING UP.

FACIAL COVERINGS ARESTILL REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYEESWORKING INSIDE GROCERY STORERESTAURANTS AND EVEN RETAILSTORES.

THAT SPECIFIC ORDERWILL NOT EXPIRE UNLESS THESTATE OF THE LOCAL EMERGENCYENDS OR MARTIN COUNTYOFFICIALS DECIDE THAT IT ISLONGER NEEDED.REPORTING IN MARTIN COUNTY, IMDEREK LOWE.

WPTV NC 5.TO THE LATEST NUMBERS ON THECORONAVIRUS.

ANOTHER 85-HUNDREDCASES REPORTED TODAY.

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