Posted on 05/26/2020 12:54:40 PM PDT by KevinB
Face coverings will be required inside public establishments starting Friday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. He also addressed photos of him without a face covering interacting with well-wishers in Virginia Beach over the weekend.
At a briefing, Northam said that anywhere people can congregate in groups including but not limited to stores, restaurants, barbershops, government buildings and public transportation must wear face coverings, with a few exceptions for people:
Eating or drinking at a restaurant
Exercising
Who have a health condition that prohibits a face covering
Who are under the age of 10, although Northam strongly recommended children over 3 years old to wear one, if possible.
The governor said the order will be enforced by the Virginia Department of Health, not law enforcement, though Northam noted the penalty can be a Class I misdemeanor.
This is about peoples health, its not about locking people up in jail and giving them large fines, he said.
The governors Chief of Staff Clark Mercer said VDH enforcement will be akin to health inspections of restaurants, and the state is aware of the equity and practical issues that can arise from enforcing the order.
This is for businesses that would grossly negligent and refusing to adopt this policy, he said.
Adolf Northam has spoken. Sieg heil.
Will blackface suffice?
Does black face paint count as “face covering”? I mean, it is Northam’s territory we’re talking about.
Everyone should wear Trump 2020 face masks or MAGA face masks.
Watch the face mask requirement disappear immediately.
He was just photographed at Virginia Beach this past weekend without a mask, posing with people for photographs...not social distancing in the least. Masks for thee, but not for me.
E everyone should wear a KKK sheet like he did!!
Doubling down on stupid, Northam is.
Or what? Screw you blackface....
Are Virginians woke yet?
So does the governor approve klan hoods as face coverings?
As a side note to this mask discussion, please consider the following.
From previous offline discussions, the non-medical hypothesis is that wearing a mask has the effect of being in thinner air, effectively working at a higher altitude, known for inducing fatigue.
Insights, corrections welcome.
LOL! Just cover the lower half of your face in blackface.
Many are. The blue areas are going to suffer and I do believe Trump will win VA this year.
From your keyboard to God’s ears...
I refuse to wear a mask outside. The threat of contracting COVID is far less.
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