{"id":22233,"date":"2020-04-03T14:23:37","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T20:23:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=995293"},"modified":"2020-04-03T15:31:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T21:31:09","slug":"all-coloradans-asked-to-wear-cloth-based-face-coverings-when-they-leave-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/all-coloradans-asked-to-wear-cloth-based-face-coverings-when-they-leave-home\/","title":{"rendered":"All Coloradans asked to wear cloth-based face coverings when they leave home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Monica Mull and Kelly Williams, with LIFT-UP, wear homemade masks as they distribute food Wednesday at the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle. Many residents are sewing their own masks as a percaution against COVID-19.<\/strong>
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CENTENNIAL \u2014\u00a0Gov. Jared Polis on Friday asked all Coloradans to begin wearing masks when they leave home to prevent further spread of the new coronavirus.<\/p>\n

Polis said at a news conference at the state\u2019s Emergency Operations Center that people should wash their masks after every trip out of their homes. He said people should use cloth-based, non-medical masks.<\/p>\n

He encouraged people to make them out of items in their homes, including old T-shirts and scarves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really going to be, for the foreseeable future, an important part of our culture in Colorado,\u201d he said, putting on a mask of his own. \u201cGet out those old T-shirts. Get it out of the bottom of your drawer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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