Area medical professionals differ on whether to mandate masks
By Tess Vrbin and Yue Stella Yu July 3, 2020
Ana Bonetti
As local government leaders across the Golden Triangle weigh mask-wearing ordinances to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, area medical professionals differ on just how far those ordinances should go and how effective such requirements actually will be.
Columbus, Starkville and West Point, as well as the Oktibbeha County board of supervisors, will each consider requiring citizens to wear protective face masks next week as confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus are on the rise. Leaders in all three cities and counties told The Dispatch they value the perspectives of medical professionals when deciding how to vote on the issue.