Imposing a stricter measure to control the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said that starting today. he is requiring people in New York to wear masks or face coverings in public whenever social distancing was not possible, the NY Times reports.
The order took effect today and applies to people who are unable to keep six feet away from others in public settings, such as on a bus or subway, on a crowded sidewalk or inside a grocery store.
“Stopping the spread is everything,” Mr. Cuomo said during his daily briefing in Albany. “How can you not wear a mask when you’re going to come close to a person?”
Cuomo said local governments would enforce the order, but he noted that riders without face coverings would not be ejected from public transit.
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Rav Y.M. Rubin shlit”a of Har Nof paskened that one may wear a mask and gloves in the street on Shabbos and should make sure not to remove them at all in the street, he also paskened that one may adjust the strap and the metal contour form embedded on the upper edge of the mask- please do NOT rely on this comment ASK YOUR RAV