face coverings

Officials in the college town of Durham have passed an ordinance requiring face coverings to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The masks are mandatory in certain areas for employees of all businesses, pedestrians, and other areas where social distancing cannot be maintained, according to Seacoastonline. The mandate applies to patrons inside restaurants and bars who aren’t seated at...

Dr. Michael Richardson gives tips on how to wear masks properly.

Although they are strongly recommended in New Hampshire, cloth face coverings are not required. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues, city officials in Nashua may make face coverings mandatory in some locations. During a virtual meeting Wednesday evening, the Nashua Board of Public Health recommended that the city require retail customers and restaurant patrons wear face coverings as the crisis…

One week after an order requiring people to cover their faces in public went into effect, police and health officials in communities around greater Boston have issued few citations and are handing out masks and seeking voluntary compliance instead. As of Monday, Boston police had not cited or fined anyone for violating the order, which took effect May 6. In…

A debate over face coverings is growing in Vermont, where retailers will be able to reopen Monday, with restrictions including spacing shoppers apart. The question, which was discussed Wednesday by Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, is whether customers in those stores should be required to cover their mouths and noses while they’re inside the businesses. “For us to go in...

A debate is growing in Vermont on whether customers should be required to wear face coverings when stores reopen next week.

An emergency order requiring face coverings in public took effect in Massachusetts Wednesday as the state battles to control the coronavirus outbreak. The order, signed by Gov. Charlie Baker, applies to everyone over the age of two in all indoor public places and outside when social distancing can’t be properly maintained. Masks must also be worn on public transportation...

Boston’s coronavirus “curve is slowly bending,” Mayor Marty Walsh said at a news conference Wednesday, but the city has much more to do before it’s safe to reopen. One step the city is taking is expanding its testing capability to 1,500 per day by next week, Walsh said. The city is currently averaging 1,100 tests per day. “We still have…

Gov. Charlie Baker’s order requiring the use of masks or face coverings in public places where they cannot socially distance from others is effective Wednesday.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday said there were modest signs of hope in the city’s battle against the coronavirus, but said now was not the time to begin easing restrictions aimed at slowing its spread. In a news conference, Walsh warned a premature reopening of the economy and relaxed social distancing guidelines could result in a “second and...

The city of Boston will be enforcing the new statewide order to wear masks or face coverings despite it being “somewhat bothersome” to take up police officers’ time with the matter, Mayor Marty Walsh said Saturday in a TV interview. Gov. Charlie Baker’s new order requiring Massachusetts residents to wear face coverings when they’re in public and can’t maintain...