Customers at OTR coffee shop comply with mask order on first day скачать в хорошем качестве

Customers at OTR coffee shop comply with mask order on first day

OVER-THE-RHINE, Ohio (WKRC) - By noon Thursday, the baristas at Coffee Emporium on Central Parkway had served about 300 customers. And managers say only one person turned away after seeing he needed to wear a mask. Workers supplied masks to about two or three more customers; everyone else showed up wearing one. "We're very glad that customers complied," said Josh Lattarulo, Coffee Emporium’s operations manager. “We're a small business, and if one of our employees gets infected, that could be shut down for, you know, two weeks.” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine imposed the order requiring masks inside all businesses earlier this week. It applies to seven counties where coronavirus counts have surged in recent weeks. Those include both Hamilton and Butler counties, as well as other urban centers, including Cleveland, in Cuyahoga County. Sheila Bass of Westwood was happy to comply. Her father died of cancer during the shutdown, and now she's spreading the message that masks work. “We were very protective about the masks with him also,” she said. “It makes me feel a little better, even though I see a lot of people not wearing it, but at least we're trying." Another customer wasn't happy about the new order but went along to be polite and comply. “It's an infringement on my rights,” said Josh Begley of Mt. Healthy. “I'm not that much of a rebel, and if people feel like their health is at risk, I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable." The owner of Woods Hardware, which has locations throughout Greater Cincinnati, said managers there were offering masks to anyone who didn't have one. They also sanitized any areas touched by someone without a mask. As previously reported, several local police departments are declining to enforce the order, leaving it up to the health department. Violating the order is a minor misdemeanor, meaning probably a ticket and a fine. The state order supersedes the previous one Cincinnati City Council passed last week, which was supposed to take effect Thursday.