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\u00a9 Reuters \/ Octavio Jones<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n
RT.com<\/p>\n
A Covid-19 emergency order from Florida’s Broward County seemingly mandating face coverings even at home has some Americans up in arms, but authorities \u2013 perhaps doing damage control \u2013 now say it applies only to guests.<\/p>\n
The emergency order mandating masks in the home applies only to guests over the age of 10, Office of Public Communications media liaison Lori Shepard\u00a0told<\/a>\u00a0prepper blog The Prepared on Monday. She explained that “if you’re in your own home and you’re with your family\u2026 the county is not asking you wear a mask<\/em>.”<\/p>\n “If somebody comes into your house and they’re not a family member, you should ask them to wear a mask<\/em>,” she clarified.<\/p>\n “All persons who reside on any residential property, whether single family or multi-family, and irrespective of whether they own or rent the property, must ensure that all persons on the residential property, including guests, comply with all applicable guidelines of any Broward County Emergency Order, including the facial covering requirement<\/em>.”As it’s worded, however, last week’s Emergency Order 20-22 appears to threaten Broward County residents and their guests with hefty legal penalties if they don’t “mask up<\/em>” at home. However, it’s unclear how either interpretation of the order would be enforced, short of regular home visits by the authorities.<\/p>\n