Colorado Springs businesses react to amended statewide mask mandate
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) Under the amended statewide mask mandate, Coloradans are now able to remove masks in public indoor spaces with more than ten people if at least 80% of people present have proof of vaccination.
Despite that change, Solar Roast Coffee in Downtown Colorado Springs said it s still proceeding caution.
“You have to wear your masks when you come up to the counter, when you order, when you go to the bathroom, said Lexy Hesselberg, Assistant Manager at Solar Roast Coffee.
Hesselberg said all staff will continue to wear masks, even though the majority of them are fully vaccinated.
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Masks litter alleys and sidewalks in Denver’s LoDo and RiNo neighborhoods during the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, March 11, 2021.
Update April 2, 2021: Gov. Polis signed a new executive order extending the mask mandate for another 30 days but altered some of the restrictions. Counties that move to the green level on the state s color-coded COVID-19 dial will be allowed to drop the mask mandate starting on April 3. Masks will still be required, however, in schools, child care settings, public areas of government buildings and select indoor settings. The governor is still encouraging Coloradans to keep wearing a mask, even in counties that are released from compliance. Our original story continues below.