WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita area health officials are cracking down on face masks and bar curfews to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Sedgwick County health officer Dr. Garold Minns made compliance mandatory in a new emergency public health order that took effect Tuesday morning. The Wichita Eagle reports that the order runs through Oct. 21. The health order has required face masks, an 11 p.m. curfew on bars and a 15-person limit on mass gatherings. But previous versions of the order said that while it was lawful, compliance was voluntary.
The update removed wording that the order “cannot be enforced through criminal charges, fines, or civil penalties.”
