MADISON BECAME THE FIRST IN THE
STATE TO MAKE IT MANDATORY FOR
FACE MASKS IN PUBLIC.
THE EMERGENCY ORDER APPLIES TO
EVERYONE FIVE YEARS AND OLDER.
IT REQUIRES MASKS INSIDE PUBLIC
PLACES AND INSIDE PRIVATE
RESIDENCES WHEN PEOPLE FROM MORE
THAN ONE HOUSEHOLD ARE GATHERED.
THE FACE MASK ORDER STARTS
MONDAY, JULY 13.
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SHOWS
WEARING A CLOTH FACE MASK
COVERING REDUCES THE RISK OF
COVID-19 INFECTION.
>> THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT NEXT
STEP THAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER
TO REDUCE THE NUMBERS OF CASES
THAT WE HAVE WITH COVID.
AS AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WHO'S
STANDING HERE TODAY WHO ALSO
SERVED AND I HAVE ASTHMA, IT IS
CRITICAL THAT WE MAKE SURE WE
NOT ONLY PROTECT OURSELVES, BUT
OTHERS THAT ARE SO VULNERABLE.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US,
EVEN PEOPLE WHO FEEL HEALTHY, TO
WEAR A MASK, BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN
BE INFECTIOUS UP TO TWO DAYS
BEFORE SYMPTOMS BEGIN AND PEOPLE
MAY BE ABLE TO SPREAD COVID-19
EVEN IF THEY NEVER HAVE
SYMPTOMS.
>> WE ARE SEEING MORE COMMUNITY
SPREAD HERE IN MADISON.
33% OF PEOPLE TESTED IN THE LAST
TWO WEEKS DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY
NOT SICK.
ABOUT 13% OF PEOPLE TESTING
POSITIVE IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS
HAVE NO SYMPTOMS.
>> AND WE HAVE TO RESPOND
ACCORDINGLY.
IF WE ADHERE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
GUIDELINES, INCLUDING WEARING A
MASK, WE GREATLY IMPROVE OUR
ODDS OF GETTING THIS VIRUS BACK
UNDER CONTROL AND KEEPING IT AT
BAY.