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Augusta mayor issues executive order requiring face masks to slow COVID-19 spread

By Kelcie Willis

Wearing Of Face Masks Become Mandatory In Scotland's Shops EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - JULY 10: Members of the public wear face covering as they shop on Princess Street on July 10, 2020 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Wearing a face covering is now mandatory in shops across Scotland, people with specific medical conditions or disabilities and children under the age of five will be exempt. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (JEFF MITCHELL/Getty Images)

By Kelcie Willis

Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis issued an executive order that will require citizens to wear face masks to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

WRDW reported Davis issued the executive order Friday. 

The executive order took effect at 6 p.m. Friday and will remain in place for 30 days.

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