Gov. Beshear: Kentucky to Mandate Masks in Public Amid COVID-19 ‘Explosion’

Gov. Beshear: Kentucky to Mandate Masks in Public Amid COVID-19 ‘Explosion’
Andy Beshear speaks to supporters in Louisville, Kentucky on Nov. 5, 2019.John Sommers II/Getty Images
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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) announced on July 9 that the state will require all residents to wear face masks or coverings in public places beginning Friday.

The mask mandate begins at 5 p.m. Friday and will last 30 days, Beshear said, noting that it comes amid an “explosion” of cases of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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