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MARLEI: STARTING TODAY, SEEMS LIKE THIS ARE NO LONGER RECOMMENDED IN YOLO COUNTY. THEY ARE REQUIRED. THE COUNTY ISSUING A MASKS MANDATE TODAY, SAYING YOU MUST WEAR A MASK IF YOU ARE WAITING IN LINE TO GO INSIDE A SCHOOL, INSIDE A STORE OR GRABBING PICKUP AT A RESTAURANT, OR IF YOU ARE USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, A TAXI OR RIDESHARE VEHICLE. YOU ALSO HAVE TO WEAR A MASK INSIDE A CLINIC OR DOCTOR’S OFFICES, INSIDE FACILITIES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO STAY OPEN, OR IF YOU HAVE AN ESSENTIAL JOB WHERE YOU INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC. >> IT IS A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE AND CAN FEEL A LITTLE AWKWARD TO WEAR BUT THINK THE BENEFITS OUTWEIGH DISCOMFORT. MARLEI: THIS FAMILY HAS BEEN VOLUNTARILY BEEN WEARING MASKS FOR WEEKS AND THEY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE ORDER. THEY SAY IT IS 50-50 WHEN OTHERS WEAR ONE. >> YOU HEAR THEM COUGHING AND YOU DON’T KNOW IF IT IS ALLERGIES OR SOME THING ELSE. MARLEI: THE COUNTY CRACKING DOWN ON MASKS TODAY BECAUSE THEY ARE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES CAN RESUME AT GOLF COURSES, GUN AND HUNTING CLUBS, ARCHERY, BOAT RAMPS AND FISHING. >> AS PEOPLE GO OUT MORE, WE FELT THERE NEEDED TO BE AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE IN PLACE SO PEOPLE CAN STILL PROTECT THEIR HEALTH. MARLEI: THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE MASK ROLE. YOU DON’T HAVE TO WEAR ONE AT HOME, IN THE CAR ALONE OR WITH PEOPLE FROM HOME, EXERCISING OUTSIDE, IF YOU HAVE HEALTH OR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH A MASK, OR IF YOU USE MOUTH OR FACE MOVEMENTS TO COMMUNICATE. ALSO CHILDREN UNDER AGE TWO SHOULD NOT WEAR ONE. I COUNTY SPOKESWOMAN SAYS PEOPLE WILL NOT BE TICKETED. >> THE REGULAR PERSON WALKING THEIR DOG, AT THE GAS STATION IS NOT GOING TO BE CITED. IF YOU GO INTO A BUILDING, YOU MAY BE STOPPED AND ASKED TO PUT ON A MASK. MARLEI: WHAT KIND OF MASKS CAN YOU WEAR? THEY CAN BE FACTORY MADE OR HANDMADE, WHICH CAN BE MADE OUT OF TEACHERS, SCARVES OR BANDANAS. JUST MAKE SURE IT HAS NO HOLES