Georgia governor bars local officials from ordering businesses to enact mask mandates.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed an executive order Thursday to prevent local officials from requiring businesses to enact Covid-related mandates and other restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Kemp urged unvaccinated Georgians to speak with trusted sources and"see about getting vaccinated if they have not already." "But Georgians know the risk of Covid-19, and they also know how to go about their lives," he said."That's why the executive order I signed today will ensure that businesses cannot be forced to follow local government ordinances regarding Covid-19. Local governments will not be able to force businesses to be the city's mask police."
Multiple Georgia localities mandated masks as surging cases and hospitalizations were attributed to the highly infectious delta variant. Kemp's order does not prohibit businesses from enacting their own mask requirements, capacity limits or vaccination mandates.
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