{"id":13435,"date":"2020-07-24T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T21:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=13435"},"modified":"2020-07-24T17:28:10","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T21:28:10","slug":"wear-your-masks-correctly-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/?p=13435","title":{"rendered":"Wear Your Masks Correctly, People!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Adam Pagnucco.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this month, the county asked residents about mask usage through Survey Monkey and found that a big majority of respondents reported seeing improper wearing of masks, especially failure to cover the nose. The county’s press release is reprinted below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Results of Montgomery County Survey on Masks Show Improper and Ineffective Usage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Immediate Release: Friday, July 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 2,700 people responded to a recent flash survey on masks and while an overwhelming majority of respondents (91 percent) think wearing a mask is \u201cvery important to slow down the spread of COVID-19,\u201d 78 percent of respondents also reported seeing many people wearing masks improperly, such as exposing the nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The short survey, conducted via Survey Monkey earlier this month, included five questions and was shared through the County\u2019s Facebook and Twitter accounts, WhatsApp and Nextdoor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than half the respondents (61 percent) said they are seeing people wear masks inside buildings and outside where social distancing is not possible and they would like to see more people comply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were pleased to see the response to our survey, while not scientific, indicates people care about keeping themselves and others safe,\u201d said County Executive Marc Elrich. \u201cWearing a mask, maintaining physical distancing, washing hands and getting tested are the keys to our ability to slowing the spread of COVID-19.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked to describe how people were wearing masks improperly, 66 percent of respondents said they have observed others wearing masks covering only their mouth and chin. Respondents said most mask violations were observed at local businesses (39 percent) and parks, trails and playgrounds (34 percent).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is important for everyone to comply with the health order\u2014wearing a mask, and wearing it properly is one of the best tools we have to fighting COVID-19,\u201d said County Health Officer Dr. Travis Gayles. \u201cA mask should be fitted properly and cover the mouth and nose in order to protect others. Just covering one\u2019s mouth doesn\u2019t get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information about face coverings, visit the County\u2019s COVID-19 Information Portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the latest COVID-19 updates, visit the County\u2019s COVID-19 website<\/a> and follow Montgomery County on Facebook @MontgomeryCountyInfo<\/a> and Twitter @MontgomeryCoMD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put the \u201ccount<\/a>\u201d in Montgomery County! Be sure to complete the Census online, by phone, or by ail. It\u2019s safe, confidential, easy, and important. #2020Census #EveryoneCountsMCMD<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Adam Pagnucco. Earlier this month, the county asked residents about mask usage through Survey Monkey and found that a big majority of respondents reported seeing improper wearing of masks, especially failure to cover the nose. The county’s press release is reprinted below. Results of Montgomery County Survey on Masks Show Improper and Ineffective Usage … Continue reading Wear Your Masks Correctly, People!<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2320],"tags":[2321],"class_list":["post-13435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid-19","tag-covid-19"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4mKJE-3uH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13435"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13437,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13435\/revisions\/13437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theseventhstate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}