Posted on 04/02/2020 12:01:51 PM PDT by BeauBo
The South Texas border city of Laredo has ordered all residents to wear some sort of face mask or face cover in public buildings and while pumping gas starting Thursday.
The new restrictions come at a time when the city deals with a spike in cases, which now stands at 53 cases, and three deaths linked to COVID-19 — the most in South Texas.
During an emergency meeting on Tuesday night, the Laredo City Council voted to require that face masks that cover the nose and mouth be worn when entering a public building, pumping gas, riding in public transportation or a Lyft vehicle. The order was revised from a previous proposal that would have required masks to be worn by everyone everywhere outside the confines of their homes.
Those not in compliance face a fine of up to $1,000...
Webb County (where Laredo is located), with fewer than 300,000 residents, currently has an infection rate of about 15%, which is higher than the national average and other South Texas border communities.
(Excerpt) Read more at borderreport.com ...
Just because Mexico is not widely testing for or reporting contagion, does not mean that this infection hot spot was not ignited from the Mexican side.
D1ckhead policies coming out of Loredo.
I picture a run on Nixon masks. We’re all tricky Dickie now.
Mark Simone says 3 more weeks of this BS.
Maybe the Arabs had it right all along...
This IDIOT is taking the masks right out of the hands of medical personnel can these people get any more stupid!!!
ok...we’re moving into the insane....
By the end of this month Laredo will start having high temps of 105-110.
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