Dallas County To Require Face Covering In Essential Businesses

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DALLAS (1080 KRLD) - Dallas County officials are saying they will soon be requiring all visitors to essential businesses to wear a cloth face covering.

Starting Saturday April 18th, all visitors to essential businesses, essential business employees, and riders of public transportation will be required to wear a cloth face covering to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Dallas County is requiring all visitors to essential businesses, essential business employees, and riders of public transportation to wear a cloth covering starting Saturday. The @CDCgov has instructions on how to make a cloth covering https://t.co/wsq1AcRgnV

— Dallas County HHS (@DCHHS) April 16, 2020

“We must all limit unnecessary trips. Each trip carries some risk to you, your family and the public at large. To better protect you and our frontline heroes, we are requiring all visitors to essential businesses, essential business employees and riders of public transportation to wear a cloth covering starting Saturday. There are a lot more cars on the roads this week. That’s a concern. If a few of us slack off on making good personal responsibility decisions we not only put #publichealth at risk but are prolonging this for ourselves and everyone,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.

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