Mask recommendations could return to the Central Coast
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Updated: 1:31 AM PDT Jul 17, 2021
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Updated: 1:31 AM PDT Jul 17, 2021
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FACE MASKS WILL BE REQUIRED INDOORS STARTING THIS WEEKEND. # WITH THE SPIKE IN COD VI CASES AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES TAKING ACTION.. QUESTION IS WHAT WILL COUNTY HEALTH OFFICERS HERE ON THE CENTRAL COAST ??? DO WITH SOME ANSWERS WE TO GO ACTION NEWS 8 REPORTER FELIX CORT LEZIVE IN HOLLISTER.### SO FAR NO DECISIONAS H BEEN MADE TO RECOMMEND PEOPLE MASK UP WHEN GOING INDOORS HE IREN SAN BENITO COUNTY.. BUT ACCORDINTOG THE HEALTH OFFICER.. THE COUNTY MAY NOT BE FAR BEHIND .. (zoom 4:51 there's still a potential for lotsf o spread, serious illnes s, and sadly even death :57) that health warning coming from san benito county public health officer doctor david ghilarducci.. and it comes as counties begin to see an uptick in covid cases.. (CATHY 2:45 I mean I continue to wear my mask just because there have been more cases that has been showing on the ne ws lately so I think it's a gd oo idea just to be safe until we get this thing under control :5 8) she's not alone.. more and more health office rs across the state n ow recommending people mask up indoors regardlesof s vaccination status .. friday most bay area county health officers made the recommendation d..octor ghilarducci says san benito and santa cruz counties may soon follow suit (zoom 3:27 and so both of our counties santa cruz and san benito counties e ar looking at that we're not anticipating a requirement at this point like a mandatory masking at this point but obviously as this evolves this may change :42) (GRAPHIC IN in san benito county.. nearly a hundred new covid cases have been reported since the state reopened a month ago.. me or than 82 percent of the cases are among the unvaccinated.. GRAPHIC OUT) the highly contagious delta variant now the st mo dominanttr sain across the country.. for that reason many counthealy th officers recommending people masupk indoors.. ( MARIA 7:56 even though I'm vaccinated :59 I'm n ot going to fight about it and rebel against it if that's what needs tbeo done that's what I'm going to do :) 05 (LUKE 5:17 I think it's a great idea we all ought to mask up and get this pandemic behind us and lets move on with life :22 we're too close to the finish li ne to give up right now :26 we're almost there :) 28 AS FOR MONTEREY COUNTY.. A SPOKESWOMANOR F THE COUNTY SAYS THEY WL IL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW STATE GUIDELINES.. WHICH HAVE SO FAR ISSUED NO NEW GUIDELINES SINCE THE STATE REOPENED A MONTH A