Texas reported 105 Covid-19-related deaths on Thursday, the highest single-day increase in coronavirus fatalities. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the state is now 2,918.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear puts on a face mask after speaking to reporters at the Capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky, on May 11. Ryan C. Hermens/Lexington Herald-Leader/AP/FILE
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order mandating that people must wear a face covering or mask in public in certain situations.According to the governor, the order requires all customers in retail facilities to wear a mask, customers in grocery stores must wear a mask, and customers in most forward facing businesses have to wear a mask if they are indoors.
Additionally, if someone is outside and cannot be six feet away from another person, they also need to wear a mask. “Now it's not just us that thinks that this is the right move. The National Retail Federation and the Kentucky Retail Association specifically asked us to take this action. This is the National Retail Federation, that wanted us to open and they want to stay open. They're now at 50%. They don't want to go back. They've asked every governor to require every individual, that's not encumbered by a medical condition, to wear masks when shopping in public places,” Beshear said.
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