DC Mayor: Masks Required Outside Home, Order Will be Enforced

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser takes off her mask as she arrives at a news conference on the coronavirus and the District's response in Washington on July 20, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo

Residents and others in Washington must wear masks and will be punished if they don’t, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Wednesday.

“Basically what it says is, if you leave home, you should wear a mask,” Bowser, a Democrat, told reporters of a new order officials were issuing.