COLUMBUS, Ohio — A day after announcing a statewide mask order effective Thursday evening, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted will provide an update on COVID-19 from the Ohio Statehouse at 2 p.m.
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The statewide mask mandate goes into effect Thursday at 6 p.m.
All Ohioans are now required to wear a face mask or covering in indoor public spaces and outdoors when unable to maintain a 6-foot distance from others. There are exceptions for children under 10, those with medical conditions that would preclude the wearing of a mask, and in other situations where wearing a mask would be unfeasible. Read the full public health order pertaining to Level 3 counties here, and an addendum to the face mask mandate here.
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Click here for a page with resources including a COVID-19 overview from the CDC, details on cases in Ohio, a timeline of Governor Mike DeWine's orders since the outbreak, coronavirus' impact on Northeast Ohio, and link to more information from the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, the CDC and the WHO.
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The CDC and the Ohio Department of Health are now recommending the use of cloth face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Read more about the CDC's recommendation here. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to make a face maskfrom common household materials, without having to know how to sew.
View a global coronavirus tracker with data from Johns Hopkins University.
