{"id":27608,"date":"2020-07-08T09:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=27608"},"modified":"2020-07-08T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:41:12","slug":"state-local-officials-remind-everyone-to-wear-a-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=27608","title":{"rendered":"State, local officials remind everyone to wear a mask"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>On Tuesday, state and federal officials \u2014 including\u00a0 Chester County legislator \u2014 joined Gov. Tom Wolf in reminding Pennsylvanians to wear a mask to reduce the likelihood of spreading COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we increasingly resume public activities in our commonwealth, we need to remain vigilant about taking precautions, especially wearing a mask that covers our noses and mouths while around other people,\u201d said Gov. Wolf. \u201cThis is an easy, yet important action that has been shown by research to reduce the spread of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advised<\/u><\/a> people to wear a cloth mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The CDC\u2019s website offers directions<\/u><\/a> for easy-to-make masks, with patterns for sew and no-sew masks made from everyday household materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cPublic health experts continue to recommend mask-wearing in public, and ongoing research continues to support that recommendation,\u201d said U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. \u201cWhen you wear a mask, you are sending a clear message to others in your community that you care about them and their well-being as much as your own. I know that if we each do our part, we will beat this virus and be able to start safely rebuilding together.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince late March, I have been making the case for Pennsylvanians to wear masks when they venture out,\u201d said U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey. \u201cAs the commonwealth continues to re-open, mask wearing has taken on increased significance, as studies continue to affirm that masks helps slow the spread of the coronavirus. Put simply, wearing a mask is an important step that we, as Pennsylvanians, can take to protect one another \u2013 as my mask protects you, and your mask protects me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe simple act of wearing a mask is how we protect everyone’s health and the fastest course to restoring our economy,\u201d said state Sen. Pam Iovino. \u201cWearing a mask demonstrates concern for the welfare of all of us and how we get through this crisis together.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Wearing a mask is vital to protect the health and safety of our community,\u201d said state Rep. Melissa Shusterman.\u00a0 \u201cAs our state moves back to the green phase, it is the most important step we can take to preserve the progress we’ve made as a state through this crisis. As Pennsylvanians, we all need to participate in wearing masks to care for our neighbors, and so that our economy and state can continue to make a strong recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sec. of Health Dr. Rachel Levine signed an order<\/u><\/a> mandating mask-wearing on July 1. It remains in effect. Frequently Asked Questions about the mask-wearing order can be found here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, state and federal officials \u2014 including\u00a0 Chester County legislator \u2014 joined Gov. Tom Wolf in reminding Pennsylvanians to wear a mask to reduce the likelihood of spreading COVID-19. \u201cAs we increasingly resume public activities in our commonwealth, we need to remain vigilant about taking precautions, especially wearing a mask that covers our noses […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[20,3912,3616,9790,9800,9855],"class_list":["post-27608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-chester-county","tag-featured","tag-gov-tom-wolf","tag-masks","tag-melissa-shusterman","tag-state-rep"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27609,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27608\/revisions\/27609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}