
Everyone in San Francisco will be required to wear face coverings in public and at work, Mayor London Breed announced at a news conference Friday.
The health order will go into effect at midnight but will not be enforced until April 22 to allow time for people to access face coverings, Breed said
"Anytime you are indoors or within close proximity of others within an essential business or at work, like many of our city employees who are essential workers on the frontlines, you will be required to wear a mask," Breed said. "If you're running or exercising or doing something out in the open and social distancing yourself from others, that is not as problematic."
Breed said health officials plan to distribute face coverings to vulnerable populations throughout the city and county of San Francisco.
Face covering requirements have already been announced in Sonoma County, California. Several other Bay Area jurisdictions will announce similar orders Friday, Public Health Director Grant Colfax said at the news conference.
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