Masks are mandatory all across Malheur County starting on Wednesday, a move that comes as the county posted a record number of new Covid cases.
State authorities are directing that everyone wear a mask when going indoors, including retailers, restaurants and office settings.
The masks aren’t required when people are exercising indoors or if there is a medical condition that makes a face covering a challenge.
Gov. Kate Brown announced the mandate on Monday as the number of infections continues to climb across Oregon.
Leaders across the country are now urging Americans to use masks, a concept that has proven controversial in Malheur County and throughout Oregon.
Vice President Mike Pence was the latest to urge covering up, wearing one to a briefing in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday
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