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Gov. Jared Polis extends mask mandate another 30 days

By Marianne Goodland February 5, 2021 | updated 5 years ago

Gov. Jared Polis has extended, once again, the mandate on masks and other face coverings for another 30 days.

The original order for all Coloradans to wear masks in public places was issued July 17, 2020 and has been extended about every 30 days since then. At the time Polis issued the original order, 39 counties and municipalities already had issued their own mask orders. Those 10 and under are not required to wear a mask, and exceptions also exist for those who cannot wear a mask for medical reasons. 

Additional exceptions include: those who are hearing impaired or communicating with someone who is hearing impaired and where the ability to see the mouth is essential to communication; those seated at restaurants and other food establishments, although masks must be worn once leaving the table; taking a mask off for purposes of identification; officiants at religious services, and those giving a speech for broadcast or to an audience.

Thirty-seven states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico also require masks in public. AARP reported Thursday that two states that had mask mandates — North Dakota and Mississippi — have since lifted those orders. North Dakota’s face-covering rule expired Jan. 18; and while Mississippi’s order lapsed Sept. 30, “Gov. Tate Reeves has since instituted a partial mask order covering counties with high rates of COVID-19 transmission.”

The Grizzly Rose nightclub was ordered closed earlier this week by Tri-County Health for not requiring masks, and Tri-County indicated it’s been a repeat violation.

RELATED: Grizzly Rose shut down indefinitely by health department following video of large crowds

Brian Hlavacek, Tri-County’s director of environmental health, told KDVR this week that they’re looking for compliance. But if they issue a closure order, “there’s been some sort of significant repeated non-compliance of the public health orders.”

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