Wyandotte County new mask policy starts next week

People in Wyandotte County, Kansas are preparing for a mask mandate.

WYANDOTTE COUNTYHOPES TO COMBAT THATBY REQUIRING MASKS INALMOST ALL PUBLICPLACES.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER MCKENZIENELSON SHOWS US WHATPEOPLE THINK OF THEUPCOMING RULE.FAITH RIVERA - WYCORESIDENT16:08:15SI"m a big advocate forit, I"ve been wearing mymask everywhere.MANY PEOPLE INWYANDOTTE COUNTY SAYTHE MASK MANDATEWON"T BE MUCH OF AHASSLE.RIVERA16:12:18SMy uncomfortablenesscan happen for just a fewmoments, but I can beuncomfortable for a fewmoments for somebodyelse.SATURDAY, WYANDOTTECOUNTY OFFICIALS ISSUEDA HEALTH ORDER -REQUIRING MASKS INPUBLIC PLACES TO SLOWAND CONTAIN THE SPREADOF COVID-19.THE NEW REQUIREMENTWOULD GO INTO EFFECTAT 5 P.M.

ON TUESDAY.THE COUNTY SAYS THEMOVE WAS IN RESPONSETO AN INCREASE IN CASES.RIVERA16:10:44SWe put ourselves in thatposition because we"renot listening to healthprofessionals.

We"re notlistening to people, we"rebelieving that oh, we don"tknow anybody who"ssick.BUSINESS OWNERS INWYANDOTTE COUNTYTOLD 41 ACTION NEWS THENEW REQUIREMENTS DIDNOT COME AS A SURPRISE.ADRIAN JASPER - OWNER,ELEVATE BAR & GRILL17:02:11SWe were already planningon having our staff start ourmasks on Tuesday.

We"reclosed on Monday and it justseemed like perfecting timingwhen we found out yesterdaythat both cities were going togo to mandatory masks.AT ELEVATE BAR AND GRILL" TABLES ARE PROPERLYSOCIAL DISTANCED "EMPLOYEES HAVE MASKS" AND TO-GO SERVICESHAVE ALREADY BEENESTABLISHED.JASPER17:05:43SOur guests, we"ll kindof let them go with the flow,we"ve kind of already gotthat space you know, that theyshould be comfortable withand you know, we even havea second dining room if weneed to open up and spreadout more.STARTING TUESDAY -MASKS WILL BE REQUIREDINDOORS AND ALLOUTDOOR PUBLICGATHERING SPACES.PEOPLE CAN TAKE THEMOFF TO EAT OR DRINK BUTMUST BE SOCIALLYDISTANCED.PEOPLE WITH MEDICALCONDITIONS MUST WEAR AFULL FACE SHIELD AS ANALTERNATIVE.BUSINESSES SAY THEMOST DIFFICULT PART WILLBE POLICING THE POLICY.JASPER17:07:29SIt"s even tougher witha bar because people aredrinking, people are eating, soyou know, there"s going to