Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring all workers and customers to wear face coverings inside grocery stores, retail establishments, and aboard public transportation including Uber and Lyft.
The order takes effect on Saturday at 7 a.m.
WORK.TODAY GOVERNOR LARRY HOGANORDERED EVERYONE HAS TO WEARFACE COVERINGS IN RETAILSTORES AND WHILE ON PUBLICTRANSIT STARTING SATURDAY.
BUTHE SAYS HE'S ALSO GEARING UPTO PUT TOGETHER A PLAN FORSOME RETURN TO NORMALCY.WMA━2 NEWS ABBY ISAACS ISLIVE IN ANNAPOLIS TO EXPLAINTHE LATEST FROM HIS PRESSCONFERNCE.GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN SAID THELAST 48 HOURS HAVE BEEN THEMOST DEADLY FOR MARYLAND SINCETHE PANDEMIC STARTED..
WITH 87DEATHS.
STILL HE IS CAUTIOUSLYOPTIMISITC THAT WE ARE ALMOSTTO THE POINT WHERE A RECOVERYPLAN IS NEEDED, TO RETURN TOSOME SENSE OF NORMALCY.
HESAID EVEN WITH DEATHS RISING,OTHER DATA IS SHOWING THATSOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES AREWORKING AND HE IS PUTTING INPLACE EVEN MORE.
HE SIGNED ANEXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING THEUSE OF FACE MASKS OR COVERINGSINSIDE ALL RETAIL STORES ANDON PUBLIC TRANSIT& THATINCLUDING EMPLOYEES.
IT ISNEFFECTIVE UNTIL SATURDAY, TOGIVE EMPLOYERS ENOUGH TIME TOMAKE ADJUSTMENTS FOR STAFF.THE OTHER BIG ANNOUNCEMENT,NEXT WEK HOGAN INTENDS TO STARTWORKING ON A RECOVERY PLAN,AND WHILE HE COULDNTIMELINE, HE SAID THE STATE ISCURRENTLY WORKIGN ON ALL THETHINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE,IN ORDER FOR SOME SOCIALDISTNACING MEASURES TO BELIFTED.
There are some veryreal reasons for hope andoptimism right now and thereis clearly a light at the endof this tunnel but exactly howand when we will get to thatlight is going to be up toeach and every one of us.
HESAID WHILE OUR NUMBERS ARESTILL CLIMBING, PEOPLE NEEDKEEP SOCIAL DISTANCING AND NOWWEARING THE MASKS.
IN ADDITIONHOGAN SAYS BEFORE MOVING TOTHE RECOVERY PHASE, WE NEEDMORE TESTING AND MORE CONTACTTRACERS TO INVESTIGATE EVERYPOSTIVE PATIENT.
TODAY HEANNOUNCED THE STATE IS MAKINGBIG PROGRESS IS BOTH THOSEAREAS.
ICOMING UP AT 6.
LIVE INANNAPOLIS, ABBY ISAACS WMAR 2NEWS.IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP UP
Governor Larry Hogan on Wednesday issued an executive order requiring all workers and customers to wear face coverings inside..
