Tulsa City Council Discusses Mask Age

Tulsa City Council discuss mask age, to be lowered as spikes grow.

TO WEAR MASKS IN PUBLIC...NOW THE CITY IS CONSIDERINGA CHANGE -- BY EXTENDINGTHAT RULE TO KIDS TOO...TWO WORKS FOR YOU'S TATIANNATAYLOR IS LIVE FOR US THISMORNING... TATIANNA, THEMASK MANDATE COULD BELOWERED TO AGE 10?YOU KNOW, I OFTEN SEEYOUNGER CHILDREN IN PUBLICWITH A MASK ON.EVEN THOUGH IT ISN'TREQUIRED.

BUT THAT MAYCHANGE soon AFTER TODAYSCITY COUNCIL MEETINGDR. DART, THE executivedirector of the TULSA HEALTHDEPARTMENT SPOKE AT THE CITYcouncil meeting last week.HE SAID OVERALL, COVID CASESWERE DOWN 27 PERCENT.

SINCETHE PREVIOUS WEEK.

BUT, SOIS TESTING, WHICH COULD BETHE REASON FOR THATDECREASE.

DART ALSOEXPLAINED COVID-19 CASES inchildren FROM THE AGE RANGEOF 0 TO 17 have INCREASED.WHICH HE SAYS IS due TOOUTBREAKS in schools ACROSSTULSA COUNTY.

ALL IN ALL,DR. DART SAYS HE BELIEVESre-opening SCHOOLS is ARISK.

AND IT'S WHY HE askedcouncilors to LOWER THE AGEOF THE MASK MANDATE.Dr Dart//Epidemiologist<03:39-3:55