New Mexico mandates masks in public, inside and outside, as state begins to reopen

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

New Mexico will require face coverings in all public spaces starting Saturday as the state moves forward with the first phase of its reopening plan, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) said Wednesday.

“As the state opens up more and more and risk increases, the only way we save lives and keep the gating criteria where it is is if we’re all wearing face coverings,” she said during a briefing. “This is not something we’re used to or accustomed to and I just really want us to do the right thing.”

The state is mandating everyone wear face coverings in indoor and outdoor public spaces. People exercising outdoors are exempt from the requirement.

“It’s not a guarantee against the virus, but it really helps slow the spread, and that’s why we’re mandating it,” the governor said.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/497689-new-mexico-mandates-masks-in-public-inside-and-outside-as-state-begins

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Starting Saturday, retailers can operate at 25 percent capacity. Other non-essential businesses, such as office spaces and call centers, can also operate at 25 percent capacity but the order encourages employees to work from home wherever possible.

The order will also allow houses of worship to open with 10 percent capacity.

[riversedge]

1. NM has a plan. good.

[Warpy]

2. Yep, hope the damned things turn up when they're supposed to

It's going to be a whole load of fun in triple digit heat.

My guess is that the cities will be mostly compliant. Rural areas will be less so, if only because there are fewer places to go and fewer places to get the masks.

[ribrepin]

6. My son and daughter-in-law live in New Mexico

They have been wearing masks and are complaining about the heat. It's just starting to warm up here and I can see what they are talking about. It's going to be a fun summer.

[PSPS]

3. Will it be enough to keep trump's armed goons at bay?

[stopdiggin]

4. Hey, at least the state is laying down some rules.

Credit where credit is due.
I guess next we'll have to see whether the "can't tell me" crowd shows up in force to protest the tyranny of wearing a mask.
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[duhneece]

11. I'm in south central New Mexico, very right-wing Republican

My comment to our wonderful Governor has prompted many comments opposed to masks...claiming tyranny as you said. My husband is very excited and pleased...I'm concerned if folks here don't wear masks.

[stopdiggin]

13. a bit off topic

but ask some of these jokers if they think that wearing hard hats and steel-toed boots at the worksite is "tyranny." And then explain to me how that is "different." I'll wait.

"You get to decide whether or not you feel like wearing your hard hat at work today?"

[Brainfodder]

5. Awaiting Death Count Donnie's New Mexico Lawsuit against wearing masks in 1...2....

Where will be the first assholefest in New Mexico?
I feel their feeble minds spinning and 200 no maskers showing up in New Mexico before the end of the week for that prized jackass photo op they are known for?

[left-of-center2012]

8. N.M. GOP has already asked AG Barr for help

Says the governor has no right telling citizens to protect themselves against a deadly virus.

"My body, my choice !"
(except the 'guvment' can outlaw abortion?)

[Blues Heron]

7. People exercising outdoors should have to wear two masks

they're the worst! All these truly disgusting runners barrelling down the sidewalk at you GROSS GROSS GROSS! go find another place where you aren't INFECTING everybody you filthy pig! FFS put on a mask! Sick of these filthy fucking maskless runners. SO FUCKING GROSS!

[Igel]

9. Sounds like more's going on than just SARS-CoV-2.

In any event, it pays to remember that they're actually people and not dehumanized "pigs". If the overall, cumulative infection rate is less than 2% that it means far more than 99% of the people you encounter are actually not infecting anybody because they're simply not infectious.

Even if 5% of the population had been exposed, the current infectious population is still really, really low.

[Blues Heron]

10. the little snorting pig yesterday was definitely a pig-human

just wear a mask, don't be a dick

[ForgoTheConsequence]

12. I wear a mask almost everywhere.

But I'm not going to wear one when I'm running. I move into the streets or switch sides (you can do this too) when someone is coming in the opposite direction.

[stopdiggin]

14. yeah. and, incidentally, the science agrees

with your position .. and not the rant you're responding too. By far the most incidence of viral contraction is happening indoors. Outdoor settings, particularly with some distancing .. much, much less of a concern. You're doing good. (and some people aren't going to be satisfied unless you're in a haz-mat suit)

[Blues Heron]

17. 70 people got it at that outdoor protest

So yeah, wear a mask when you're out in public. Stop spreading misinformation.

[stopdiggin]

18. nonsense (nt)

[Blues Heron]

19. If someone tells you science says don't wear a mask

wear a mask! Seriously.

[stopdiggin]

21. I actually have quite a bit of science

and medical opinion backing up that position.

But the recommendations from that community on when masking is mandated, suggested, or deemed unnecessary have always been much more situational, tailored and nuanced to real life occasion than anything you would be interested in hearing. And .. not all of us live in downtown Gotham .. all the while appreciating that it might present a special set of problems. But your reaction to it seems .. a bit overwrought? In any event, you have a nice one, Blues.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

24. I'm not running through a protest.

I'm running on a street and pass maybe 10-15 people over 3 miles (from a distance of over 6 feet)


Also, my B.S. is in public health and my MPH in epidemiology. I'm quite capable of calculating the risks (of which are virtually zero).

[Blues Heron]

30. why are you so afraid of wearing a mask?

Do you think it makes you look weak? That's a concern for a lot of fitness bros

[ForgoTheConsequence]

31. I told you already, I wear a mask everywhere (when I'm close to people).

Why do you assume my gender? Do you assume only men run? You have no idea what gender I identify with. Strange observation.

I don't wear a mask because running 1) It's not necessary 2) I enjoy the fresh air (again no one is around me) 3) I have an understanding of how the virus travels.


I'm not wearing a mask right now and I just sneezed from seasonal allergies. You might want to unplug your router and modem for 5 minutes just to be safe.

[Blues Heron]

15. They come at you fast, they don't care, sometimes you can't move into traffic

Just find a place to do your sweaty exercise AWAY FROM OTHER PEOPLE. Please wear a mask when you run. Stop inflicting your unmasked self on others

[ForgoTheConsequence]

25. You sound worked up.

Maybe I can send you a training regimen and you can work off some of your anxiety and anger.

[Blues Heron]

27. just put on a mask bro

we could end this thing if you did. Huffing up to someone on a sidewalk during a pandemic is one of the most antisocial things you can do.

[Ace Rothstein]

16. Same here but I already run in the street.

I won't be wearing a mask when I'm running, biking or doing yard work.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

26. And you shouldn't be expected to.

There is a time and a place for (masks) but there is no reason to throw out the hard science to make someone feel better.

[Blues Heron]

28. You got to wonder about people talking down masks during a pandemic

What side are you on bro?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

33. I'm more concerned about the body police.

You seem very concerned about what I wear when I'm not close to you and what gender I am. You've embarrassed yourself on the internet and you're not any safer. Congrats!

[MosheFeingold]

20. Outside seems a bit silly in most areas

I get it in the city (to the extent we have one), but, say, the hiking trail in the Lincoln National Forest I walk on most days?

I'm not jogging. Just going for a stroll. I suppose if the police come after me, I can jog for a bit. But I'm closer to 100 than 90 now.

[stopdiggin]

22. "suppose I can jog for a bit .."

but only in extremis! thanks for the image! you just made my day!
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[left-of-center2012]

23. "People exercising outdoors are exempt from the requirement."

[Blues Heron]

29. Seems silly until you get the rona

70 people got it outside at that protest. Just wear a mask. Why be a rebel?

[MosheFeingold]

32. Because I live in NM

I understand the must-wear-mask-outside, if I still lived in NYC or Washington DC.

But my son (wisely) determined it was unsafe for me to live alone in NYC (because of racist attacks in our neighborhood), so he moved me to the middle of the woods in New Mexico, where the population density is . . . . I can see another house with binoculars down in the valley, if I can hold them steady.

The NYC (or even Sante Fe) rules-fits-all approach is silly.

When I go to town to the Wal-Mart, I wear a mask.

To re-purpose Yogi Berra's quote, the spread of Covid "depends on two factors: (1) the density of the population and (2) the density of the population." Factors 1 and 2 are not the same.