North Carolina governor requires face masks in public amid surge in COVID-19 cases WBTV Web Staff 6/24/2020 States urge halt to Trump plan excluding millions of immigrants from representation CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) — North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has announced that residents are now required to wear face masks in public and the state’s Phase 2 will continue for three more weeks as coronavirus cases continue to rise at an alarming rate.People must wear face coverings when in public places, indoors or outdoors, where physical distancing of 6 feet from other people who aren’t in the same household or residence isn’t possible.This Executive Order is effective at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 26. Other state and local government agencies are strongly encouraged to adopt similar policies.All workers and riders on public or private vehicles, as well as all people in North Carolina airports, bus and train stations or stops, must wear face coverings. Full guidance and Frequently asked questions can be found below.Retail businesses must have all workers wear face coverings. The state will continue to be in Phase 2 until 5 p.m. on July 17, 2020.The state reported 1,721 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, marking the second highest single-day rise since the pandemic began. If a customer states that an exception applies, the retailer should try to make an accommodation. Children under two should not wear a face covering.State government agencies headed by members of the Governor’s Cabinet must have their on-site workers wear face coverings. This Order specifies that manufacturing, construction, and agriculture businesses or operations must require workers to wear face coverings.All workers in any meat or poultry processing plant, packing plant, or slaughterhouse must wear surgical masks, as long as surgical mask supplies are available. Guidance and signage are available at:A post shared by WBTV News (@wbtv_news) on Jun 24, 2020 at 12:27pm PDTIf an individual cannot afford to buy face coverings, a cloth face covering may be sewn by hand or can be improvised from household items such as scarfs, T-shirts, sweatshirts, or towels.As Police Officers Across America Quit, Homicide Rates Rise in America's Biggest CitiesThis Is Why You Haven’t Been Able To Find Dr. Pepper On Grocery Store ShelvesNorth Carolina governor requires face masks in public amid surge in COVID-19 casesShow full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. North OC Masks for Outreach is a group of volunteers dedicated to making high quality face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, if a business or organization does not allow entry to a worker, customer, or patron because that person refuses to wear a face covering, and if that worker, customer, or patron enters the premises or refuses to leave the premises, law enforcement personnel may enforce the trespassing laws.North Carolina will pause and continue the Safer At Home Phase 2 for another three weeks. LA-area doctors got thousands of dollars in masks, gowns, gloves and other supplies for free.Riverside County is ramping up efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 by distributing 10 million face masks to its residents.Southern California resident Jennifer Ruvalcaba, known as Randomly Riley on Instagram, shows us how to make face masks at home.Volunteers in Orange County are helping the community by making high quality face masks during the COVID-19 pandemicPLACENTIA, Calif. (KABC) -- As the pandemic stretches on, one thing remains constant: the need for masks. A group of volunteers in Orange County is dedicated to meet that need.Pregnant woman fatally struck by suspected DUI driver in AnaheimTrini Lopez, known for his version of 'Lemon Tree,' diesUSPS grapples with complaints of slower mail deliveryMan suspected in Irwindale gas station attack arrestedOC pediatric COVID-19 rate slowing down despite increase in casesFlorida police arrest, handcuff 8-year-old at schoolSumner Redstone, billionaire media tycoon, dies at 97Biden, Harris to make unusual campaign debut in virus era Operators of businesses and organizations are entitled to rely on their customers or patrons’ statements about whether or not they are exempt from the face covering requirements, and businesses and organizations do not violate this Order if they rely on customer or patron statements.Law enforcement personnel cannot criminally enforce the face covering requirements of this Order against individual workers, customers, or patrons. If a customer states that an exception applies, the business may choose to have the customer wait outside for his or her appointment rather than sitting in a waiting room.