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![A poll worker disinfecting a voting machine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/franklin_co_boe_worker_cleans__credit_jo_ingles__0-e1602087442878-900x422.jpg)
What Happens If A Voter Insists On Entering A Polling Place Without Wearing A Mask?
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — When Ohioans go to the polls to vote early in person, they are asked to wear a mask. If they don’t have one, polls… Read More
![President Donald Trump removes his mask as he stands on the Blue Room Balcony upon returning to the White House Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington, after leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Md. Trump announced he tested positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 2.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/trump_face_mask_-_by_alex_brandon-e1602015419535-900x422.jpg)
DeWine: ‘I Wish The President Would Wear The Mask More’
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine says that President Trump’s diagnosis and hospitalization should be a reminder that “no one is immune” from COVID-19. “Ohioans should ask: What are the… Read More
![PPE and medical supplies are piled up at a wing at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Demand for such equipment has remained high months into the pandemic.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ppe-2-cea4a853ffdd9aead6a7eff44c2bfb354551e32b-scaled-e1597850795737-900x422.jpg)
Masks And Protective Gear Are Still Hard To Get — Especially For Small Buyers
By: Joel Rose | NPR
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Just like in March, when coronavirus cases spiked for the first time, some workers and employers across the country face PPE shortages. Masks, gloves, gowns and other equipment are scarce.
![A health worker removes her face shield after performing a rapid tests on residents at a parking lot that has been converted into an extension of the Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center in Manila, Philippines on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/AP_20216158413073-scaled-e1597518693826-900x422.jpg)
Ohio: Schools Can’t Sub Face Shields For Masks In Most Cases
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio health officials say school districts will not be allowed to use face shields rather than facial coverings or masks in most cases as a means… Read More
![Mike DeWine wearing mask](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Mike-DeWine-wearing-mask-062320-scaled-e1594335128621-900x422.jpg)
Students In Ohio’s K-12 Schools Must Wear Masks
By: Glenn Forbes | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday added another statewide health order requiring all children in grades K-12 to wear masks while in school, with certain exceptions…. Read More
![President Donald Trump holds up his face mask during a press conference at the White House on Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1257468228-63e3dfcdea8d79106d5d560ec16830d5afaaf515-scaled-e1595383959164-900x422.jpg)
In Reversal, Trump Urges Mask Use, Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Will Get Worse
By: Alana Wise | NPR
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The solo briefing came as cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in hot spots across the country.
![In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, new suppliers have jumped into the market for surgical masks. Some have touted FDA certificates that don't have any regulatory meaning.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/gettyimages-1207259793-762b50cfb08bf83642bd6aa9b49ae713d750ea95-e1594940846977-900x422.jpg)
‘Meaningless’ FDA Certificates Are Used To Tout Dubious Face Masks
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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Companies that made hats, socks and teddy bears have started producing surgical masks to protect people from COVID-19. Some sellers exaggerate their standing with the Food and Drug Administration.
![Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford) holds a briefing with reporters after a House session in May. Householder has said he can't impose a mask mandate on other elected officeholders, even those in his GOP House caucus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/householder_and_reporters_in_masks_in_may_-_credit_kasler-e1594314063934-900x422.jpeg)
As Mask Mandate Goes Into Effect, Questions Are Raised About Enforcement
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s requirement that people in seven hot-spot counties wear masks inside businesses and in public places starting Wednesday night at 6 has raised… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine wearing face masks on June 23, 2020.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mike_dewine_fran_dewine_face_masks-e1594149334388-900x422.jpg)
Gov. DeWine Mandates Face Masks In Seven Counties
By: Gabe Rosenberg | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Gov. Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Health will issue a public health order requiring face masks in public in seven counties where the spread of… Read More
![Health officials urge the use of face masks in public to limit the spread of coronavirus.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Masks-e1593809143813-900x422.jpg)
Masking Questions: How Pandemic Health Measures Became Politicized
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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MURRAY, Ky. (OVR) — Health officials and researchers say the science is clear: face masks can help reduce the spread of the coronavirus. Yet in the Ohio Valley, not all elected… Read More
![Face masks made by the Central Ohio group, Sew Ohio](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/masks_ear_savers-e1593721250476-900x422.jpg)
Face Masks And Coverings Are Widely Available In Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Cities throughout Ohio are starting to require people to wear masks or face coverings in public spaces. And Ohioans are working to make sure… Read More
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Southern Ohio Pharmacies Struggle with Covid-19
By: Joe Weiner
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Local businesses across the country are doing their best to adapt to life during a pandemic. Covid-19 has brought numerous challenges to the day to day operations of any local… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mike_dewine_040820-e1586981352128-900x422.jpg)
Feedback from Businesses Led DeWine to Reverse Ohio’s Mask Rule
By: Matt Richmond | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio officials said on Wednesday that they reversed course on a requirement for all customers to wear masks before entering stores when they begin to reopen in May based… Read More
![A face mask](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/AP_803018081868-e1585330747216-900x422.png)
Face Masks No Longer Mandatory for Reopening Businesses
By: Adora Namigadde | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Wearing masks or facial coverings won’t be mandatory when retail businesses reopen in May, Gov. Mike DeWine announced, marking a quick reversal from the state’s previous guidelines. DeWine… Read More
![A pharmacy employee shows KN95 protective face masks that were made in China. Companies like Golden Pacific Fashion and Design in Shanghai, which used to sell curtains, have pivoted to making KN95 masks like these.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/rtx7dm4p-6d870a3d3b2521efc309ddcebf6eedd437dd1ac0-scaled-e1588086664329-900x422.jpg)
‘It’s The Wild West’: To Meet Pandemic-Fueled Demand, Factories Turn To Making Masks
By: Rob Schmitz | NPR
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The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global free-for-all for manufacturing protective equipment, especially face masks. Now factories that once produced curtains or other items are churning them out.
![Dr. Amy Acton, Ohio Department of Health director](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/IMG_5071-e1585923715352-900x422.jpg)
Ohioans Advised To Wear Homemade Masks During Pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio’s top health leader say Ohioans should to wear homemade and non-medical grade masks when they go out in public.But wearing a mask doesn’t mean you… Read More
![Even without symptoms, you might have the virus and be able to spread it when out in public, say researchers who now are reconsidering the use of surgical masks.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/newmasks-f4c66dcec71c76f5baf89037eddbf12dd88fa8e2-scaled-e1585689764324-900x422.jpg)
Should We All Be Wearing Masks In Public? Health Experts Revisit The Question
By: Huo Jingnan | Allison Aubrey | Carmel Wroth | NPR
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There are rumblings that U.S. health officials may start encouraging Americans to wear face masks to cut down on asymptomatic spread. But with continued shortages, it’s not clear how we’d do that.