The Douglas County Courthouse and downtown Lawrence are pictured in an aerial photo Saturday, July 13, 2019. Douglas County leaders have approved a new health order that will keep the mask mandate in place, eliminate the mass-gathering limit and provide more flexibility about the occupancy rules for businesses and venues. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve the health order, agreeing with medical professionals who said that the precautions in the order were still needed. Douglas County Public Health Officer Dr. Thomas Marcellino said that especially with new variants of the virus, a continued mask order and other requirements were the least restrictive action to prevent the spread of COVID.