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Pennsylvania Backtracks on In-Game Mask Requirement for State's Football Teams

Related Topics: Pennsylvania, Tom Wolf, COVID-19

The office of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf issued a new order regarding face coverings this week, which included that people wear masks when “outdoors with others who are not members of a person’s household and unable to maintain sustained physical distance.”

This initially included athletes—both on and off the field—“if they cannot maintain sustained physical distance from persons outside of their household.”

“Coaches, athletes (including cheerleaders), and spectators must wear face coverings if they cannot maintain sustained physical distance from persons outside of their household. This includes while actively engaged in workouts, competition, and on the sidelines, in the dugout, etc.