Tag: Mask Mandate
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Masks, vaccinations should be framed as ‘matter of personal responsibility,’ Polis says
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the omicron wave ebbs, state and local leaders should frame masks and vaccinations as a matter of personal responsibility, Gov. Jared Polis said Sunday during an appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Over the past two weeks, a number of states have eased their…
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DPS mask mandate will continue as city’s order expires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Public Schools announced on Friday that its mask policy will continue to be enforced even as mandates in Denver and nearby counties expire. The district cited the public health order issued by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment that mandates individuals older…
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Gov. Jared Polis avoids questions about mask mandate in appearance on ‘Face the Nation’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis doubled down on his plea for residents to get the COVID-19 vaccine and his refusal to issue a mask mandate Sunday during an appearance on the national CBS news program “Face the Nation.” Though Colorado is nearing its worst peak of the…
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Douglas County commissioners vote to not enforce mask mandate
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted 2-1 to end enforcement of the statewide mask mandate across the county Tuesday afternoon. Supervisors Abe Laydon and George Teal voted in favor of the resolution, while Lora…
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Tri-County Health Department no longer requires face masks outdoors
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Tri-County Health Department amended its face covering order Monday, removing the requirement that masks be worn in public outdoor spaces. Masks are still required to be worn in indoor public spaces by everyone older than 10 years old. Children ages of 2 to 10…
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Face masks no longer required outdoors in Jefferson, Boulder counties
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Boulder County and Jefferson County’s updated face covering orders went into effect Monday, no longer requiring masks in public outdoor spaces. Masks are still required indoors. Officials said the changes are a result of increasing vaccination rates among vulnerable populations. According to county data, 40.2%…
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Face masks now required within Rocky Mountain, all national parks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Park Service implemented a mask requirement Tuesday for all employees, visitors and contractors in its parks and facilities, including Colorado’s Rocky Mountain and Mesa Verde national parks. Face masks must be worn indoors at all times and outdoors whenever social distancing cannot be…
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Gov. Polis extends state mask order into 2021
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis extended Colorado’s statewide mask mandate for another 30 days in an executive order signed Tuesday. The order, previously set to expire around Dec. 10, will now be in effect until Jan. 7. This is the sixth time the statewide mask order has…