Metro-North announced that starting Friday, April 17 at 8:00pm, everyone – employees and customers – riding with MTA must cover their nose and mouth with a mask, scarf, or other cloth cover.
Connecticut customers were also urged to wear a face covering.
“Be sure to clean your hands before putting your mask on and avoid touching your mask while wearing it,” MTA said in a Tweet.
It’s not about “me”, it’s about “we.”
Starting today, Friday, 4/17 at 8pm, everyone riding with us must cover their nose and mouth with a mask, scarf, or other cloth cover.
Be sure to clean your hands before putting your mask on and avoid touching your mask while wearing it. pic.twitter.com/ULZQuU2igJ
— NYCT Subway. Stay Home. Stop the Spread. (@NYCTSubway) April 17, 2020
In addition, Gov Cuomo announced Friday that in addition to mass transit, wearing a face covering is required while using private car service, including during Uber rides and taxis.
“Is this inconvenient? Yes,” Cuomo said. “But you’re in a closed environment, by definition. You’re not socially distancing, by definition. This is a precaution for everyone that I think balances individual liberties with a social conscience.”
(There will be exceptions allowed for those who cannot wear a covering for medical reasons.)
Here’s the Executive Order that I just signed. It does two things:
➡️ Requires cloth face coverings to be worn in public wherever close contact is unavoidable
➡️ Reschedules CT’s presidential primary to August 11https://t.co/rKQvoKpZNC pic.twitter.com/vZoF9UT7q6
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) April 17, 2020
A new executive order issued by Gov Ned Lamont will require Connecticut residents to wear a cloth face covering (not surgical masks or N95 respirators) while in public spaces, starting Monday, April 20, if they can’t maintain a safe social distance. This goes into effect Monday at 8:00pm.