Amid Rising COVID Cases East Brunswick Issues Indoor Mask Mandate
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — East Brunswick has issued an indoor mask mandate effective Friday, Dec. 31, the Township announced Thursday evening. The mandate will be in effect until January 31, 2022.
The mask mandate is effective in all areas of public indoor spaces including government facilities, restaurants, bars, gyms, dance studios, recreation facilities, retail stores, cafes, supermarkets, places of worship, salons, barbershops, banks, health care facilities, and other commercial establishments.
Residents, visitors, and patrons of the above public facilities must wear a face mask at all times except when eating or drinking, when socially distanced at least 6 feet apart, when performing for an audience or when conducting worship services, the township said.
Children under the age of three are exempt from the mask requirements.
The mandates follow several other New Jersey towns, that have re-instituted mask mandates for any business or public building.
This article originally appeared on the East Brunswick Patch
