Mask resistance softens in Kansas as coronavirus cases soar

 

November 25, 2020



GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — Resistance to masks appears to be weakening in Kansas as the coronavirus surges, straining the capacity of the state's hospitals.

Gov. Laura Kelly's latest effort to require face coverings takes effect Wednesday, although Kansas law still allows the state's 105 counties to opt out. Most counties did so the first time Kelly tried to require masks in July. But with the average new case numbers more than nine times higher now than then, there appears to be less pushback.

The governor told reporters Tuesday that adoption of mask orders by counties had so far been "pretty go...



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