Hillsborough Emergency Policy Group Votes to Require Face Coverings Inside Places of Business
Hillsborough Emergency Policy Group Votes to Require Face Coverings Inside Places of Business
COVID-19 Coronavirus Update No. 147
Hillsborough County, Fla. (June 22, 2020) - A majority of the members of the Hillsborough County Emergency Policy Group today voted to require the wearing of face coverings, with certain exceptions, inside businesses that are open to the public and where employees and customers aren't able to maintain social distancing.
EPG members voted 5-3 in favor of the countywide order after hearing presentations from several public health officials, medical doctors, and hospital leaders. The health officials expressed deep concern about a surge in community-based transmission of COVID-19 coronavirus cases, the trend that the majority of cases are now being confirmed in residents under the age of 35, and an increase in emergency room visits. All spoke to the need to take immediate action to contain the spread of the virus, and the effectiveness of wearing face coverings.
The order is effective immediately, with the exception of the enforcement provisions which go into effect at 5 p.m.on Wednesday, June 24.
