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Northwest Indiana activist groups will give out food, clothes, toiletries and household items to those in need at a mutual aid pop-up in East Chicago Saturday.
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Indiana mask mandate lifted, but some businesses still requiring them
By Sally Schulze
Indiana mask mandate lifted, but some businesses still requiring them
You are no longer required to wear a mask throughout much of Indiana. The state mandate officially expired Tuesday.
INDIANA - You are no longer required to wear a mask throughout much of
Indiana. The state mandate officially expired Tuesday.
However, this does not mean Hoosiers can toss out their masks. In Whiting, plenty people were still wearing them and some businesses are requiring them.
Even the governor himself says to keep up the habit. Wear a mask when you’re around others. I’m going to continue to do that, said Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Indiana s statewide mask mandate ends Tuesday, but that doesn t mean people will be able to waltz into privately owned businesses without a face mask.
Many retailers and restaurants across Northwest Indiana plan to heed the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other medical experts and continue to require masks on their premises.
While some merchants may drop the mask requirement after the state ceases to mandate face coverings, big corporate chains and local mom-and-pop shops alike said they would continue to require masks on the property as a way to limit the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 570,000 Americans thus far.