PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — The CDC says people in 15 Washington counties should begin wearing masks indoors again due to high COVID-19 transmission.
So far, the state is not issuing an indoor mask mandate.
An infectious disease doctor at Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital does not believe a mask mandate would work.
But is COVID-19 spreading? Absolutely. And she thinks that when you go into a store like this one, you probably should put a mask on.
It’s not as if no one in Tacoma is wearing a mask to ward off COVID-19, especially those using mass transit.
“Now, I wear it on the bus mostly,” said Ginette, her mask pulled down to her chin.
“I don’t think we need COVID for people to want to feel safe for some sort of facial covering,” said Henry Johnson, “because it’s dirty without the disease of COVID. But I do like to see everybody wearing a mask and practicing safety.”
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