June 9, 2026

Cincinnati Reds, Zoo, Kings Island Change Protocols after Ohio Gov. DeWine Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions


The CDC recommends that people who are fully vaccinated no longer have to wear masks. But only 37% of Ohioans are fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated from COVID-19? You can do this.Photo: Kampus Production, Pexels Ohio is on its way to a new version of “normal” in the age of coronavirus, and Cincinnati institutions are eager to change course, as well. The Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and Kings Island all announced over the weekend that they’d be amending their current practices to reflect Ohio’s further easing of COVID-19 restrictions. Last week, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the majority of the Buckeye State’s emergency health orders would be lifted beginning June 2. Since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020, DeWine and the Ohio Department of Health had enacted a variety of measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19, which is easily transmissible among people through respiratory droplets…

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