Anonymous ID: 64e6d9 Dec. 30, 2020, 1:36 p.m. No.12241397   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1418

In Virginia, per Governors EO, there is no legal requirement to wear a mask under the following conditions:

 

E.Face Covering - Exceptions

 

The requirement to wear a face covering does not apply to the following:

 

1.While eating or drinking;

 

2.Individuals exercising or using exercise equipment;

 

3.Any person who is playing a musical instrument when wearing a mask or face covering would inhibit the playing of the instrument (e.g. wind instrument) so long as at least 10 feet of physical distancing can be maintained from other persons, whether the rehearsal or performance is indoors or outdoors;

 

4.Any person who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable t o remove the face covering without assistance;

 

5.Any person seeking to communicate with the hearing impaired and for which the mouth needs to be visible;

 

6.When temporary removal of the face covering is necessary to secure government or medical services;

 

7.Persons with health conditions or disabilities that prohibit wearing a face covering. Nothing in this Order shall require the use of a face covering by any person for whom doing so would be contrary to his or her health or safety because of a medical condition.

 

Adaptations and alternatives for individuals with health conditions or disabilities should be considered whenever possible to increase the feasibility of wearing a mask or to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spreading if it is not possible to wear one.

 

Any person who declines to wear a face covering because of a medical condition shall not be required to produce or carry medical documentation verifying the stated condition nor shall the person be required to identify the precise underlying medical condition.

 

F.Face Coverings - Waiver

 

The waiver of § 18.2-422 of the Code of Virginia is continued, so as to allow the wearing of a medical mask, respirator, or any other protective face covering for the purpose of facilitating the protection of one’s personal health in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency declared by the State Health Commissioner on February 7, 2020, and reflected in Amended Executive Order 51 (2020) declaring a state of emergency in the Commonwealth.Amended Executive Order 51 (2020) remains so amended. This waiver is effective as of March 12, 2020 and will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on March 12, 2021, unless amended or rescinded by further executive order.

 

https://www.governor.virginia.gov/media/governorvirginiagov/executive-actions/EO-72-and-Order-of-Public-Health-Emergency-Nine-Common-Sense-Surge-Restrictions-Certain-Temporary-Restrictions-Due-to-Novel-Coronavirus-(COVID-19).pdf