A growing number of states and businesses require face coverings in public or in stores to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Now 28 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington D.C. have issued statewide mask orders, according to an analysis by ABC News.
July 20, 2020 -- A growing number of states and businesses require face coverings in public or in stores to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.to an analysis byThe news outlet counted statewide mandates only, not city or county-level orders.
Major retailers, too, are now requiring masks for in-store shopping. They are: Kroger, Public and Ingles supermarkets, Target, Walmart, Costco, Apple, Verizon, Best Buy, AT&T, Kohl’s, Dollar Tree and Starbucks. List grows almost daily. Among the newest additions are GAP, Old Navy and Banana Republic, Petco, Petsmart, Walgreens, Lowe's and Home Depot. Grocer Winn Dixie, which originally said it would not require masks, reversed course and announce it would.
Several public health officials have stepped up their calls for people to wear face covers to slow the surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. The CDC
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