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Key West Approves A Strict Mask Law, And It Will Affect Everyone Out In Public

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GWEN FILOSA
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FLKEYSNEWS.COM
On Oct. 16, 2020, at Mallory Square in Key West, some wore masks outside while others didn’t.

Wear the mask when in public. Period.

Key West city commissioners said that’s the new law on the island as they, once again, made a local mask ordinance tougher at a special meeting on Thursday morning. The vote was 7-0.

The retooled law says everyone over age 6 must wear face coverings in public — whether or not they can social distance — and they must carry a mask with them when outside their homes.

Read more at FL Keys News.

Gwen Filosa covers the Florida Keys for WLRN. She has been reporting from the island chain for over a decade, from Cuban landings and the workforce housing crisis, to the oddities and charms of the Keys.