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Despite Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to roll back some of the heightened safety precautions to slow the spread of COVID-19 this week, the mask regulation passed by the Webster County Board of Health in December will remain in effect until at least March 15.
The board held a special meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss the future of the mask mandate regulation.
“We are still in the middle of the pandemic and masking is one effective strategy that definitely helps until we get herd immunity and get to a point where we can safely de-escalate slowly,” board chair Dr. Vinil Bhuma said..