Provincetown Re-Implements Mask Mandate After 551 Test Positive
Closed retail stores line the usually crowded Commercial Street, Monday, May 25, 2020, in Provincetown, Mass.
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Provincetown re-imposed a mask mandate after 551 people tested positive for COVID-19 in, and in connection with, the town.
The outbreak prompted the town’s Board of Health to hold an emergency meeting Sunday, where members voted to put the mandate back in place.
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