Mask Guidelines San Francisco

San francisco health officials released guidelines wednesday on how to reopen city schools that include a strong recommendation that all students and teachers wear masks and stay 6 feet away.

Mask guidelines san francisco. Since there are frequent shortages of basic face masks in store it might be difficult for many residents of san francisco to find face masks. San francisco is ordering everyone to wear a mask or cover their face in public when they re within 30 feet of someone they don t live with. Based on guidelines issued by the centers for disease control and prevention the city s. San francisco will begin requiring nearly everyone to wear a mask when they re not at home including runners people on.

Staying home is still the best way to not get yourself or others sick. Read this content in español or 中文 or filipino or русский or tiếng việt or عربى. In general wear something to cover your face when you leave your home. Interim guidance 6 april 2020.

If you do go out stay 6 feet apart. Interim guidance 5 june 2020. Advice on the use of masks in the context of covid 19. Face coverings protect our entire community from covid 19.

4 of 7 nicole fish left and caitlin meade right put on their masks at native co a restaurant they opened in 2014 in the financial district seen on thursday may 7 2020 in san francisco. Corrigendum advice on the use of masks in the context of covid 19. San francisco sets strict new mask policy with 30 foot requirement. Why did the cdc change its guidance on wearing masks.

2020 05 28t21 42 40z the letter f. The original cdc guidance partly was based. Masks and face coverings for the coronavirus pandemic. An alternative can be to make a mask at home using.

San francisco will start requiring people to wear a mask when they leave their homes for essential needs. We talked to uc san francisco epidemiologist george rutherford md and infectious disease specialist peter chin hong md about the cdc s reversal on mask wearing the current science on how masks work and what to consider when choosing a mask. This updated version includes a section on advice to decision makers on the use of masks for healthy people in community settings.