Mask mandate extended in Kansas City, Missouri

Mask wearing to continue in KCMO

AS THE NUMBER OFCOVID-19 CASES SURGE INTHE METRO --KANSAS CITY WILL BEUNDER A MASK MANDATEINDEFINITELY.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER NICK STARLINGTALKED TO BUSINESSESABOUT THE NEWS.Mayor Quinton Lucas:We will learn to co-exist withCOVID for the time being itwill be important for us towear masks.KANSAS CITY MAYORQUINTON LUCAS EXTENDSTHE MASK MANDATEINDEFINITELY TO HELPSLOW THE COMMUNITYSPREAD OF THE VIRUS.Dr. Rex Archer, KCMO PublicHealthDirectorPlease help us, help our cityby wearing masks.MASK WEARING TURNEDINTO A HOT BUTTON ISSUEOVER THE PAST FEWMONTHS-EVENPOLITICALAT TIMES.

ASPEOPLE ARGUE OF ITSUSE.Kema Meeks-doesn't like maskEverything is mask now, maskthis, mask that, you can'tcome here without a mask, Ireally think it's just doing toomuch.John Dobbins, favors maskThat's not something you wantto be selfish of, look at meman, I work outside all day, Iwork around other guys itdoesn't bother me.THIS IS A COMPLAINT-DRIVEN MANDATE SO IFYOU SEE SOMEONEBUSINESS NOT COMPLYINGYOU CAN CALL THE 311HOTLINSINCE THIS MANDATESTARTED ROUGHLY TWOWEEKS AGO-THE KCMOHEALTH DEPARTMENTSAYS THEY'VE RECEIVEDABOUT 50 COMPLAINTS ADAY.Tom Wayne-owner of Prospero'sBooksIt's easy enough to do, ifeverybody does it for a fewmonths, things shoulddisappear.TOM WAYNE IS THE OWNEROF PROSPERO'S BOOKSAND SO FAR SEES MOSTPEOPLE COMPLYING WITHTHE ORDER.Tom Wayne-owner of ProsperosBooksAbout 80-percent of themhave a mask on and if it's notdense I don't say anything.OTHER BUSINESSES SUCHAS EMILIES FRENCH TEASIN WALDOBELIEVES THE CITY-WIDEMANDATE IS HELPFUL IFTHEY HAVE TO TELLSOMEONE TO WEAR AMASK.Emilie Jackson, owner ofEmilie'sFrench TeasEverybody has to do it so it'seasier for us to reenforce it.REPORTING IN KANSASCITY.Kema Meeks-doesn't like maskI don't really think it's a goodidea.NICK STARLINGJohn Dobbins, favors maskIt's just a mask, get over itit'snot that much to ask for.41 ACTION