The city of Jacksonville, Fla., has just announced that masks will be mandatory indoors and in public places where social distancing is not possible.
The city of Jacksonville, Fla., *which is hosting the Republican National Convention in August*
The announcement was made by the city but Mayor Lenny Curry was not at the news conference. A spokeswoman said he had a family commitment.
How would the mask mandate be enforced during the RNC? Duval County Sheriff Mike Williams: "We'll continue to work on that and have a detailed plan, what that may look like."
Jordan Elsbury, Curry's chief of staff, says the mask mandate was decided on Monday morning after a conference call with Jacksonville hospitals, and after the city realized (?) that asks were already required on federal installations, including the Navy base.
Story: nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/…
