Ohio Mask Mandate Religious Exemption

The policy like other mask mandates offers several exemptions including to residents with health conditions and children under age 10.

Ohio mask mandate religious exemption. Mike dewine announced wednesday that masks are now mandatory across the state of ohio reversing course from a county by county edict the republican governor announced wednesday that a. According to the order masks are now required in indoor public. Ohio s statewide masking order will go into effect at the exact moment this article publishes thursday night. People speaking at a religious service.

Mike dewine s order mandating masks be worn in public went into effect at 6 p m. Kay ivey issued an amended health order announcing a statewide mask mandate to go into effect on july 16. Children under 10 don t need to wear masks nor do people with recognized medical exemptions or disabilities that would prevent them from putting on or. That s not a change for about 60 of the state s residents including those in hamilton butler and clermont counties who were.

A few exceptions apply to the new order. Nearly all make sense in light of health and safety guidelines but the exception for anyone at a religious service is harder to explain. On july 15 gov. News anchors gym goers police.

Every exemption to ohio s mask mandate masks now required in 7 oh counties including hamilton and butler july 8 2020 at 10 17 pm edt updated july 8 at 11 10 pm. Almost every person in ohio will be required to wear a mask in public spaces. 13 on that list exempts individual is an officiant of a. A law professor explains how far government and employer vaccine mandates can legally go.

On thursday ohio s statewide mask mandate went into effect.