Governor Andy Beshear announced this afternoon that Kentuckians must wear masks in public starting on May 11.
Here are more details via WKYT:
Governor Beshear announced that everybody going out in public will have to start wearing a mask by May 11. He says it’s just another small sacrifice to keep others safe.
It’s going to look strange, and it’s going to look very different to us, but I want to keep us as safe as possible,” Gov. Beshear said. “You don’t need a surgical mask, you will need a cloth mask, until we get a vaccine this is going to be our new normal.”
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Gov. Beshear says people who don’t wear masks starting May 11 will not be cited, but they will be asked to put on masks. For businesses, though, it’s mandatory. The governor says businesses not masking could be grounds for temporary closure.
“As we reopen things, COVID-19 hasn’t gone anywhere,” Emergency Physician Dr. Ryan Stanton said. “The cloth mask really isn’t to protect you as much as it is to protect the other people around you, but in combination if we’re all wearing masks, we all do protect each other.”
You can check out Beshear’s full press conference here:
