DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – As of Saturday morning, anyone in Dallas County whose goes inside an essential business or who works at at one will be required to wear a face covering to fight the spread of the coronavirus.
Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said Thursday that under the order a store has the right to refuse service to someone not covering their nose and face. Jenkins said it’s not anticipated that anyone will be fined for violating the order.
People walking or exercising outdoors will not be required to wear the mask.
“We must all limit unnecessary trips. Each trip carries some risk to you, your family and the public at large,” said Jenkins. “To better protect you and our frontline heroes, we are requiring all visitors to essential businesses, essential business employees and riders of public transportation to wear a cloth covering starting Saturday. There are a lot more cars on the roads this week. That’s a concern. If a few of us slack off on making good personal responsibility decisions we not only put public health at risk but are prolonging this for ourselves and everyone.”
Dallas County Health and Human Services is reporting 80 additional positive cases of coronavirus, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 2,066. Seven additional deaths were reported in Dallas County.
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