Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Corwin Trent, assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington, becomes emotional March 12, 2021, after receiving a meritorious advancement to Boatswain's Mate 1st Class. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John D. Bellino)
As many states lift their mask mandates, Oregon officials say they want to make their's "permanent."
The state's Occupational Safety and Health Administration says it wants to adopt the requirement "as a permanent rule," although it intends "to repeal the rule when it is no longer necessary to address that pandemic."
There was no indication of the criteria for when the mandate "is no longer necessary."
Officials promise, instead, to "consult with the Oregon OSHA Partnership Committee, the Oregon Health Authority, and other stakeholders as circumstances change to determine when all or part of the rule can be appropriately repealed."
The requirement is to take effect May 4, 2021, and remain until "revised or repealed."
It would apply to "all employees" in places covered by the agency's jurisdiction.
In 105 pages it explains that social distancing is required, masks are required, regular cleaning and sanitization is demanded, ventilation equipment must be maintained, and employers must have an "infection control plan."
Further, infected workers must be isolated, testing is required, and employers must accommodate vaccination plans.
Meanwhile, the BBC reported one epidemiologist in the United Kingdom forecast that face coverings probably will be needed "for several years."
That comment comes from Mary Ramsay, of Public Health England.
She pointed out that facemasks and social distance were becoming accepted and "still allowed the economy to function," the report said.
"So I think certainly for a few years, at least until other parts of the world are as well vaccinated as we are, and the numbers have come down everywhere, that is when we may be able to go very gradually back to a more normal situation," she explained.
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