mask mandate

In her first one-on-one network interview since her vice presidential nomination, Sen. Kamala Harris sat down with TODAY’s Craig Melvin to discuss the shooting of Jacob Blake, criticize President Donald Trump and shed light on the nationwide mask mandate that she and running mate Joe Biden have called for.

During a campaign speech on Thursday, Joe Biden called on governors to instate mask mandates for the next three months and urged Americans to wear a mask to slow the spread of the coronavirus. “Be a patriot. Protect your fellow citizens,” he said. He added that Americans should “step up” and “do the right thing.”

Illinois’ mask mandate applies “even outside,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday, noting that residents should still be wearing masks even if they’re just walking down the street.

Where do you put your mask when you get back into your car? Auto safety experts say it should go anywhere but the mirror.

With coronavirus cases spiking across the country, more than half the states in the U.S. have mask mandates Monday. While Illinois instituted a statewide mask mandate on May 1, other states have followed suit across the country. Gov. J.B. Pritzker explained that those within state boundaries must wear a mask in public places where social distancing is difficult. Indiana...

Racine, Green Bay and Superior joined Madison and Milwaukee as Wisconsin cities that passed mandates requiring people to wear masks in certain public settings, though Gov. Tony Evers has resisted issuing a statewide order like those in place in many nearby states. More than half of states have statewide mask mandates, including Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, which announced its on…

After a spike in coronavirus cases, Indiana’s Lake County issued a mask mandate for residents in public areas where social distancing is difficult. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

More Indiana cities have decided to impose mask mandates as health officials reported Monday the state’s most hospitalizations of people with coronavirus-related illnesses in nearly a month. West Lafayette’s mayor announced Monday an immediate requirement that face coverings be worn inside all places of business open to the public, all city facilities, public transportation and high-density workplaces. The order from Republican Mayor John...