'Think about other people': Milwaukee's mask mandate goes into effect Thursday

Milwaukee's mask ordinance, the 'MKE Cares Act,' has officially gone into effect as of Thursday.

MILWAUKEE'S MASK ORDINANCE ISNOW IN EFFECT.

ANYONE 3 YEARSOLD AND ABOVE IS REQUIRED TOWEAR MASKS INSIDE PUBLICBUILDINGS AND BUSINESSES - ANDOUTSIDE WHEN WITHIN 6 FEET OFOTHERS.BEN JORDAN IS AT THEZEIDLER MUNICIPAL BUILDINGDOWNTOWN - WHERE PEOPLE CANNOW PICK UP FREE MASKS.Ben Jordan - TMJ4 NewsINSIDETHE ZIEDLER BUILDING - YOUJUST WALK ALL THE WAY DOWN THEHALLWAY TO THE HEALTHDEPARTMENT - WHERE YOU CANGRAB A PACKET FILLED WITHTHREE DISPOSABLE MASKS EACH.(VO) THE ZEIDLER MUNICIPALBUILDING IS ONE OF FOURLOCATIONS IN THE CITY OFMILWAUKEE PROVIDING THESE FREEMASKS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM.BUSINESSES ARE RESPONSIBLEFOR MAKING SURE THEIRCUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES AREWEARING MASKS INSIDE PUBLICBUILDINGS ALL TIMES.

YOU'REALLOWED TO TAKE THEM OFF TOEAT AND DRINK AT BARS ANDRESTAURANTS BUT NOT IF YOU'REWORKING OUT AT THE GYM.BUSINESSES FOUND IN NON-COMPLIANCE WILL FIRST RECEIVEA WARNING FROM MILWAUKEE'SHEALTH DEPARTMENT - BUT IFTHEY'RE CAUGHT AGAIN - THEYCOULD BE FINED UP TO 500DOLLARS AND AT RISK OF LOSINGTHEIR BUSINESS LICENSE.MEANWHILE IF YOU'RE OUTSIDEAND WITHIN 6 FEET OF OTHERS -IT'S UP TO PEOPLE TO SELFENFORCE.

(SOAlex Liberato - Milwaukee{27:5} "I'm going to wearmy mask as a sign of respectto you and everybody around meand I hope to see more peopledoing it here in the future."(CONTVHERE'S A LIST OF THEOTHER LOCATIONS WHERE YOU CANPICK UP FREE MASKS - THEKEENAN HEALTH CLINIC -NORTHWEST HEALTH CENTER - ANDTHE SOUTHSIDE HEALTH CENTER -HOWEVER CITY LEADERS SAID JUSTA COUPLE DAYS AGO THAT THEPLAN IS TO EVENTUALLY OFFERFREE MASKS AT LIBRARIES,POLICE AND FIRE STATIONS ASWELL.

(BEN TAG)THIS MASKORDINANCE IS ESSENTIALLY HERETO STAY - IT WILL REMAIN INEFFECT IN TANDEM WITHMILWAUKEE'S CORONAVIRUS HEALTHORDER..

MAYOR BARRETT SAYSTHAT WON'T BE LIFTED UNTILCOMMUNITY SPREAD IS UNDERCONTROL.

REPORTING AT THEZEIDLER BUILDING DOWNTOWN, BENJORDAN, TMJ4 NEWS.