After more than a year and a half of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of Kentucky’s COVID-19 restrictions – including its mask mandate – will come to an end on Friday.
After more than a year, on the day major mandates are lifted, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear gave his final COVID-19 update Friday. The 250th briefing comes the same day that most of Kentucky's virus orders – including its mask mandate – were lifted. Sign up for our Newsletters Masks will no longer be required in most locations, although unvaccinated people are still encouraged to wear them. As he signed the executive order lifting the health.