Alabama Requiring Masks In Public As Coronavirus Cases Surge In State

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama will require masks in public after a surge of coronavirus cases filled hospitals.

Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced the rule Wednesday, a day after the state reported a high of 40 confirmed deaths.

Officials say the mask requirement starts Thursday for people age 6 or older in public and within 6 feet (2 meters) of someone who is not a relative.

There are exceptions, including for people with certain medical conditions, exercising and some work activities. Ivey previously called a statewide mask order unenforceable.

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  1. It’s about fucking time. And too late. But what the hell, maybe AL can get it right and turn this thing around before too many more die.

  2. There are exceptions, including for people with certain medical conditions, exercising and some work activities. Ivey previously called a statewide mask order unenforceable.

  3. Mandatory masks in 'Bama?! What a bunch of fucking snowflakkkes!

    And for some unexplainable reason, Gov. Ivey reminds me of an old, lame joke I first heard in a gay bar in Chicago around 1977: “Did you hear the one about the little Dutch boy who put his finger in the dyke and got no response?”

  4. Gov. Ivey = Brainless, Gutless, Witless, Shameless.
    Alabama badly needs a reality check when it comes to choosing leaders.

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