With Wyoming hospitals seeing record numbers of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and rising deaths, Governor Mark Gordon has announced a new approach that protects the public and keeps schools and businesses open.
This involves requiring face coverings in certain indoor public settings in all counties, reducing group sizes, and reducing hours of businesses where COVID-19 transmission is more likely to occur.
However, counties can opt out of the requirements if local conditions move to safer levels in accordance with White House metrics.“Our state and those surrounding us are facing a hospital capacity crisis that now compels us to take additional action.