RACINE â Friday night, the City of Racineâs public health administrator proposed a series of updates to the cityâs mask requirement.
The proposals in some ways call for rules to be stricter, but also call for others to be loosened. They are to be debated and possibly approved into ordinance during a City Council meeting Monday evening.
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Dottie-Kay Bowersox, the public health administrator, requested the following:
Bandanas, scarves, and gaiters are removed from the definition of âface covering.â (Face coverings that would still be approved include medical masks and cloth masks.)
School cafeterias are added to the list of establishments offering or permitting food service, thus providing an exception for the wearing of face coverings while eating or drinking there.
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Racine health department proposes amendments to city s mask ordinance
RACINE, Wis. (CBS 58) City of Racine Public Health Administrator Dottie-Kay Bowersox on Friday, April 16, proposed updates to the city s mask ordinance to clarify provisions and rules for places such as schools. This, after the statewide mandate was eliminated by the State Supreme Court.
“With the elimination of the statewide mask order, it is important that we clarify our local ordinance to keep consistent rules in place to protect the health of our residents. In particular, the main clarification makes clear that face coverings are required in schools. With schools now open and recent evidence that shows that new strains of COVID-19 may be more infectious to the school age population, we must make sure we keep our kids safe and masks remain one of the most effective tools to do that,” said Dottie-Kay Bowersox, Public Health Administrator for the City of Racine.
Vaccine rollout has been choppy so far. And newly released numbers show Wisconsin hasn t been successful yet in vaccinating its diverse population evenly.