Public Health Directors write letter to Gov. Reynolds asking for mask mandate
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa's News Now) — Public Health Directors from ten Iowa counties wrote a letter to Governor Kim Reynolds strongly encouraging her to issue a cloth mask mandate to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The letter cites a statement made by CDC Director Robert R. Redfield. The statement explains that, "We are not defenseless against COVID-19. Cloth face coverings are one of the most powerful weapons we have to slow and stop the spread of the virus-particularly within a community setting."
Local Health Directors from the following counties contributed to signing the letter:
- Linn County
- Siouxland District Health
- Scott County
- Black Hawk County
- Buchanan County
- Johnson County
- Washington County
- Dubuque County
- Jones County
- Delaware County
The letter stresses the growing evidence that masks provide a level of control over transmission of the virus. Writers of the letter explain that this would be a public health win as well as an economic win.
