CONWAY — “This is not a Democrat or Republican thing, it’s a health thing. We are under a mask mandate and people need to adhere to it for the safety of everyone,” said state Rep. Anita Burroughs (D-Bartlett) after she and about 130 other representatives, primarily Democrats, bypassed Wednesday’s swearing-in at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.
Gov. Chris Sununu on Nov. 19 issued a statewide mask mandate to try to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet more than 40 representatives, primarily Republicans, out of the 400 House members, said they planned to attend but not wear masks.
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Here's the deal:
When you are indoors in a public place, maintain a distance of 6' and wear a mask.
When you are outdoors you don't need a mask if you can maintain a distance of 6'.
There is no need to wear a mask outdoors if you are not interacting with anyone.
What do you think the schools are doing? And they have the lowest incidence of transmission.
That being said, there are no guarantees.
Here's the good news; Statistically speaking you have a better than 99% survival rate if you get infected.
Why do so many people chose to pick and choose which parts of the "mandate" count and what parts to ignore?
For starters, it says masks are only required when you can not maintain social distancing. Since everyone was spaced at least 6ft away, masks were a choice, not a mandate.
The mandate also has many exemptions for people with medical issues, disabilities, mental health conditions, or difficulty breathing while wearing a mask. There is even an exemption pertaining to political events. Did Dr Knirk personally examined any and all legislators not wearing masks while closer than 6ft to a non-family member to ascertain they didn't have a valid exemption for not wearing a mask before accusing them of violating the Governor's mandate?
Is it his professional diagnosis as a doctor that they were not exempt from the mandate, or simply more political rhetoric from the party preaching bipartisan healing?
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