7 Major Coronavirus Developments — Raimondo’s Confusing Mask Order — April 19, 2020
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Do as I say, but not as I do, may be the new message by Governor Gina Raimondo's administration.
On Saturday, Raimondo and members of her senior staff announced during her daily briefing that all workers in all environments would need to wear masks.
Raimondo made the announcement while standing with the Director of the Department of Administration Brett Smiley, and Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott -- neither were wearing masks. Smiley never spoke during the briefing.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTPress secretary Jennifer Bogdan can be seen at the beginning of the broadcast entering the State House State Room next to the Governor and not wearing a mask.
According to the executive order:
Masks: Earlier this week, the Governor signed an executive order issuing clear direction about face coverings. The following directives take effect today:
All employees of customer-facing businesses, office-based businesses, manufacturers, nonprofits and construction workers must wear cloth face coverings when they are at work. Additionally, all customer-facing businesses must take steps to remind customers to wear face coverings. The only exceptions are for anyone whose health would be in jeopardy.
In follow-up questions by GoLocal about why Raimondo's team was not complying with the order -- Michael Healey a spokesman for the Raimondo administration wrote in an email Saturday, "Government officials are not exempt. The EO applies to all. But I think you’d agree it would be very difficult for the Governor and other state officials participating in the daily press conferences to make themselves be heard while wearing face masks, and also difficult for Rhode Islanders watching the press conferences to understand what the speakers were saying."
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