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A group of north St. Louis County Democrats are calling for a county-wide mask mandate, just after two of their own joined Republicans to vote down a mask ordinance.
Associated Press
St. Louis County residents will not be required to wear masks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic for at least two more weeks, after a judge issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday against a mask mandate that was issued last month.
Circuit Judge Ellen “Nellie” Ribaudo sided with Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt, who had sued to stop a mask mandate issued by St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and county health officials. She set a hearing on a preliminary injunction for Aug. 17.
Hours after the ruling, Schmitt filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn a recently reinstated mask mandate in Kansas City. The rule took effect Monday and was scheduled to last until at least Aug. 28.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/540035.html (Natural News) St. Louis County Council voted 5-2 to terminate its indoor mask mandate; however, Kansas City announced that it will still require people to wear masks in public indoor spaces where they cannot maintain social distancing.
Even as the county council voted to reverse the region’s mask mandate, Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas announced that he would still reinstate an indoor mask policy for restaurants and other public spaces.
The mandate, which came in tandem with the city of St. Louis, required all individuals over the age of five to wear a mask in indoor public places, regardless of their vaccination status. This order came despite death rates from COVID-19 being at their lowest since the beginning of the pandemic.