CLAIM: Masks are no longer mandatory in Ohio, and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine isn’t saying a word about it. THE FACTS: Masks remain mandatory in Ohio in indoor spaces as well as outdoors when social distancing is not possible. Ohio rescinded its previous coronavirus health guidelines, including its facial covering requirement, on April 5 . Social media users posted the order from the Ohio Department of Health with false claims it means masks are no longer required in the Buckeye State. “Just a PSA — Masks are no longer mandatory in OHIO & Dewine isn’t saying a word about it,” one Facebook user wrote in a Wednesday post viewed more than 20,000 times. The social posts failed to mention that the previous orders were rescinded as part of a larger move by state officials to update and consolidate pandemic restrictions to make them simpler. A new order issued the same…
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