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NYS mask mandate goes into effect.

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NYS mask mandate goes into effect.
NYS mask mandate goes into effect.

Saturday marked the first day that the state's mask mandate went into effect.

On Wednesday, Governor Cuomo signed an executive order mandating that everyone in a public setting is required to wear a mask.

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The state is now requiring everyone to wear a mask when they're out in public and can't maintain social distancing.

Governor cuomo issued the executive order on wednesday.

News channel 2's brent kearney went to a local store to see what residents think about this.

"brent kearney, @bkearneywktv" "walking around the store you'll find that this is now the new normal as the governor's mask mandate is now in effect."

"it's only a mask it's not gonna kill us it'll kill us not to wear them."

Its a new phase in our fight against the spread of covid-19.

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None "jim miller, marcy" "well i think its for our safety.

Its to protect us and other people."

A new mandate that some some of these shoppers will say will take some getting used to.

"everybody feels the same about it nobody wants to do it, but it's one of those things that we don't wanna do but we got to do."

Standup #2: "now i am majority of the shoppers that i spoke to say that these masks are making a difference however others think that different approaches could be more important."

"i don't think the masks are going to make a difference i think social distancing if you're sick they'll make a difference and i don't even be in just covert sick i mean any kind of sick they might make a difference.

I think if you're doing social distancing that should be enough."

Governor cuomo says currently their is no punishment for not wearing a mask, but says that could change if people dont abide by it, "i dont want to go to a penalty yet, i havent seen flagrant non compliance.

But it is an executive order, i'm directing that if people dont follow it, we could do a civil penalty."

"i think it should be enforced but then again i think there's a gray line.

Why make people do something i think people should want to do it why not."

For more details on the mandate, you can visit our website, wktv.com.

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