Regardless of location, masks will continue to be required on public transportation, airplanes and health care settings at this time.
Don’t throw away your masks! There’s a good chance they will be needed again.
– This is a reprieve but as we’ve learned, things can change at any moment with new variants or increased cases putting a strain on local hospitals.
Many people will still need to wear masks indoors or may choose to do so for various reasons.
Some of which may be:
- Comfort level and personal safety
- They may have been exposed to COVID (masks will still need to worn indoors for 10 days after and exposure)
- They may have recently recovered from COVID (masks will still need to be worn indoors for 5 days after recovering from COVID)
- Patrol, DPS & Mountain Safety are required to wear masks indoors by Oregon OSHA
- They may be immunocompromised/high risk or have family that is
- They may have young children or elderly family members at home
- They may be growing an epic mustache while waiting for the perfect day to unveil their masterpiece
RESPECT OTHER’S CHOICES. If someone wears a mask after masks become optional, that’s perfectly fine. Don’t ask them to justify their choice to you as it may be personal/medical. Don’t start rumors or make assumptions that someone is wearing a mask because they had COVID or had an exposure.