Statewide Mask Ordinance Extended to Nov.8

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Statewide Mask Ordinance Extended to Nov.8

By Chuck Chandler Associated Press Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday extended through Nov. 8 the requirement for wearing masks in public, saying it is important that citizens can safely vote in the Nov. 3 general election. The governor continued for five weeks the existing Safer at Home order, with most of the same guidelines […]

Source: The Birmingham Times

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