Tulsa City Council approves mask mandate for ages 10 and up

Tulsa City Council approves mask mandate for ages 10 and up

ANYONE 10-YEARS AND OLDER -MUST WEAR A MASK.

THIS ...AFTER TULSA CITY COUNCILVOTED TO LOWER THE AGE OFTHOSE REQUIRED TO WEAR ONE.IT COMES AS THE STATE HEALTHDEPARTMENT REPORTS 1,025 NEWCASES STATEWIDE.

BRINGINGTHE TOTAL NUMBER SINCE MARCHTO MORE THAN 87-THOUSAND.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER SPOKE WITH PARENTS -WHO ARE DIVIDED ON THE KIDSAND MASKS ISSUE.

KATIE?ONE PARENT TELLS ME - HISKIDS ARE ALREADY WEARINGMASKS.HOWEVER ANOTHER SAYS - SHETHINKS 10 IS TOO YOUNG.MASKS NOW REQUIRED FOR THOSE10 AND OLDER IN THE CITY OFTULSA.

THEY MUST BE WORN INPLACES LIKE GROCERY ANDRETAIL STORES - AND PUBLICAREAS WHERE SOCIALDISTANCING CANNOT BEFOLLOWED.THE CITY'S PREVIOUSORDINANCE - ONLY REQUIRINGTHEM FOR PEOPLE 18 AND UP.THIS NEW ORDINANCE WON'TBRING A BIG CHANGE FOR ERICFRAZIER'S FAMILY.08:56:22;24-08:56:28;43 ERICFRAZIER, IN FAVOR OF NEWMASK ORDINANCE AGE"Throughout the wholepandemic and stuff, we madeour kids wear masks torestaurants and stuffXINIQUA FRITZ SAYS - WHILESHE APPROVES OF MASKS - SHETHINKS THE NEW ORDINANCE AGEIS TOO YOUNG.09:02:11;16-09:02:24;14XINIQUA FRITZ, OPPOSES NEWMASK ORDINANCE AGE "I couldsee 12, 13.

But 10, that'selementary age.

Those kidsare still fast-paced,moving, all the way intostuff.

So masks, just, Ifeel like it's a littlecomplicated."FRITZ'S SON IS ONLY NINE -BUT MANY PLACES ALREADYREQUIRE HIM TO WEAR A MASK.WHICH IS DIFFICULT WIITH HISASTHMA.

AND PREVENTS THEMFROM GOING OUT MUCH.09:03:26;33-09:03:38;36XINIQUA FRITZ, OPPOSES NEWMASK ORDINANCE AGE "We justleft the library and theyhad to have masks on.

And Iwas just like, it's just nopoint because they want tobe free, they want to run,they want to go do stuff.And they can't because it'slike a hinderance." FRAZIERSAYS HIS FAMILY DOESN'T GETOUT MUCH EITHER.

AND HASSTRUGGLED THROUGH THEPANDEMIC.

BUT SAYS - WE ALLHAVE TO HELP EACH OTHER.08:58:08;28-08:58:15;53 ERICFRAZIER, IN FAVOR OF NEWMASK ORDINANCE AGE "But weall gotta do it togethertoo.

We can't do it justsingle, individually.

We allgotta come together and dowhat we need to do to getthrough this."THE CITY COUNCIL ALSO VOTINGTONIGHT TO EXTEND THE MASKORDINANCE THROUGH JANUARY OFNEXT YEAR.

LIVE IN TULSA,KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKS FORYOU.ONE OF THE MYSTERIESSURROUNDING THE CORONAVIRUSIS