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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Monday, April 20th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning. All employees and customers of essential businesses across Pennsylvania are now required to wear a protective mask. The order went into effect 8 p.m. last night. Essential business workers must also wear a mask provided or approved by their employer. Businesses are ordered to deny entry to any customers not wearing a mask unless the business is providing medication, medical supplies,

or food. In that case, the business must provide alternative methods of pickup or delivery.

There are some exceptions, including people who cannot wear a mask due to a medical condition

and children under the age of two years old. The governor's office states that there are citations,

fines, and license suspensions that could come down on businesses that don't comply.

Customers who aren't wearing a mask may be refused entry into the essential business.

Philadelphia officials say, if you are aware of a business that is not enforcing this, that you can call 311.

SEPTA says that riders are not required to wear masks, but encouraged to do so.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 276 more deaths among people who tested positive for the coronavirus,

bringing the statewide total to 1,112.

This brings the total number of cases across thewealth to 32,284 in 67 counties.

In my experience, just going out, you know, we went to the store this week.

Right, right.

Seems like most people are complying anyway.

The overwhelming majority, just a handful of people that I saw weren't wearing masks.

For the most part, everybody's following suit.

Yeah, and when you think about it too, excuse me, obviously when you're going in and you look at the people who are working and stocking the shelves and working in the supermarkets, it's, if it's, you're not thinking of it for you, it's for them. Yeah, so make sure, you know, the amount of people that they're encountering during the day, if you can help limit their exposure, that's a good thing. And it need not be,

you know, a surgical mask, a scarf or something that can just put over your face. Just make an effort. Yeah, yeah. Well, and you'll get the evil eye from somebody if you don't, if you don't wear a mask into the stores. Well, and you may want to go easy on the evil eye too because like you said, Kathy, there are exceptions, medical exceptions.

Maybe people can't wear it for one reason or another.

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