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title: ""Health officials announced last week residents must wear face…"
date: 2020-06-25
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# "Health officials announced last week residents must wear face…

*June 25, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/](https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/){target="_blank"}
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\"Health officials announced last week residents must wear face coverings in public settings where they may come within six feet of another individual who is not from the same household.\
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But people of color do not have to follow the new rule if they have "heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment" over wearing the masks, officials said.\
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"No person shall intimidate or harass people who do not comply," health officials said.\
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With mask requirements becoming more common, activists have raised concerns that the directives could put non-white people in danger.\
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"For many black people, deciding whether or not to wear a bandanna in public to protect themselves and others from contracting coronavirus is a lose-lose situation that can result in life-threatening consequences either way," ReNika Moore, director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program, told CNN.\"\
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[https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/](https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/){target="_blank"}
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