This makes Harris County the latest Texas county to impose a mask wearing requirement. It is a measure designed to help ease the transition back into opening things back up, while also protecting us from further spread of the virus.
Put simply, it is the absolute least we can do to prevent the continued spread of Covid-19.
And people of course are already losing their minds about it.
It's being compared to Sharia law. Lawsuits are being filed.
The Houston Police Officer's Union is seeking an opinion on the legality of the order and likely will not enforce it.
HPOU's response to Judge Hidalgo's draconian mask order: "Now we want to be very clear, the Houston Police Officers’...
Posted by Houston Police Officers' Union on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Texas Representative Briscoe Cain has written a letter urging that the stay at home order be lifted and that the "ridiculous order" for masks be lifted.
Today, I sent the following letter to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. It’s time we stop with any power grabs and open Texas up for business.
Posted by Briscoe Cain on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
All because of a requirement to wear face protection.
Here's what we know - wearing a face and nose covering is the easiest way to help prevent transmission of Covid-19. Just by covering your face and nose with a cloth, whether that be a cloth mask, a scarf, or a bandana, you can help significantly reduce the likelihood of transmission to next to nothing.
Covid-19 is thought to spread mainly through close contact from person-to-person in respiratory droplets from someone who is infected. This means droplets from coughs, from sneezes, from talking in a close proximity (i.e. within 6 feet). It can be spread by people not showing symptoms at the time.
By covering your mouth and nose with a cloth cover, you are lessening the likelihood of droplet transmission.
That’s it. The mask isn’t designed to prevent you from catching it. It's not some super protection for you.
It’s designed to prevent you from spreading it. And if everyone is wearing a mask, the likelihood of transmission plummets. Between two people wearing masks it can fall to 1.5%.
As we start opening the country back up, masks are going to be a new reality for a while. If you want to get out to non-essential businesses, and to be able to open things back up safely, masks, social distancing (6 foot gaps), and enhanced cleaning will be the way we do that.
It really is the easiest thing you can do to help protect the people around you.
And if you can’t even do that, or worse, if you refuse to do that, what does it say about you?
As we start opening the country back up, masks are going to be a new reality for a while. If you want to get out to non-essential businesses, and to be able to open things back up safely, masks, social distancing (6 foot gaps), and enhanced cleaning will be the way we do that.
It really is the easiest thing you can do to help protect the people around you.
And if you can’t even do that, or worse, if you refuse to do that, what does it say about you?
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