Riverside County orders all residents to cover their faces in public
all essential workers to do the same, part of a broader effort among local governments and the state to flatten the curve of the pandemic before hospitals become overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.
The order also bans all gatherings of people except for family members residing in the same home, according to the county’s news release.The sharply worded news release said that police officers have the power to enforce the orders “as they deem necessary.” The gatherings ban also applies to places of worship, according to the county. Essential businesses like grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations are not affected.
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