Bus riders don't have to wear masks as Milwaukee County shifts to 'low' COVID-19 community risk level

Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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The Milwaukee County Transit System and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 998 reached an agreement on a new contract that would address workers' concerns about wages and health care, though some still want better security.

Bus passengers and operators will not be required to wear masks in Milwaukee County, effective Friday. The change also extends to Courthouse Complex employees, contractors and volunteers.

This comes after the CDC lowered the county’s COVID-19 community risk level to “low” on Sept. 29.

The county, however, will continue masking requirements in higher-risk locations, such as the Milwaukee County Jail, House of Correction, Juvenile Detention Center, Behavioral Health clinical settings and in public spaces or when interacting with members of the public within the Marcia Coggs Center.

Masking is still required at other countywide facilities if an employee, contractor or volunteer has been exposed to COVID-19 within the past 10 days and is eligible to return to in-person work.

More: Wisconsin averaging fewer than 1,000 COVID cases a day for the first time since April

Contact Vanessa Swales at 414-308-5881 or vswales@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @Vanessa_Swales.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Masks no longer required on Milwaukee County buses, Courthouse Complex