{"id":80319,"date":"2020-07-24T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T18:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=80319"},"modified":"2020-07-25T11:29:53","modified_gmt":"2020-07-25T15:29:53","slug":"face-covering-requirement-starts-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2020\/07\/24\/face-covering-requirement-starts-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Face covering requirement starts Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

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News release from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s office:<\/p>\n

Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order to Require Face Coverings<\/strong><\/p>\n

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INDIANAPOLIS (July 24, 2020) \u2014 Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed Executive Order 20-37 to require face coverings beginning Monday to slow the spread of Coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cHoosiers have worked hard to get where we are today with businesses open and people back at work. We want to keep it that way. We don\u2019t want to dial things back. Face coverings can and will help us blunt the increase of this virus,\u201d Gov. Holcomb said.<\/p>\n

State and local health departments will be responsible for enforcing compliance through education about the importance of wearing face coverings. The executive order does not include criminal penalties.<\/p>\n

The executive order also outlines the requirements for mask-wearing in schools.<\/p>\n

Gov. Holcomb has used data to drive decisions since the state\u2019s first case of the novel coronavirus in early March. At this time, the state faces:<\/p>\n