Masks are no longer mandatory indoors at businesses, according to the latest health directive from the Shelby County Health Department (SCHD).
Instead, masks are “highly recommended” and the new rules are effective immediately and will continue until the end of November. The move away from the indoor mask mandate comes “due to the decline in Covid-19 cases reflecting that Shelby County is currently not a high transmission area,” according to the SCHD. Masks are still required, however, for indoor school settings, with some exceptions for teachers for certain teaching purposes.
Shelby County’s Covid-19 numbers have been decreasing over the past month, and currently the county is not considered a ‘high transmission’ area, according to the CDC.
Shelby County Health Department
“Shelby County’s Covid-19 numbers have been decreasing over the past month, and currently, the county is not considered a ‘high transmission’ area, according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC],” reads the new directive. “This is due in large part to many businesses and schools who have been providing a safe environment for customers, students, and employees by requiring masks. Due to the decline in the numbers, the department highly recommends that businesses continue to require masks in indoor, public settings.”
