Supplemental Mayor's Local Disaster for Public Health Emergency Order No. 2 - 04/03/2020

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COVID-19 can spread when asymptomatic people go out in public and that requiring individuals to wear face masks or coverings will reduce transmission of the virus; and WHEREAS, the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Jerome Adams, acknowledges that there is a significant amount of asymptomatic spread and recommends that individuals use face coverings and attempt not to touch their faces to reduce the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has further recommended that individuals wear facial coverings to prevent individuals from infecting others; and WHEREAS, on March 31, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott issued Executive Order GA -14, in which he stated that every person in the State of Texas shall, except where necessary to provide or obtain or provide essential services, minimize social gatherings and minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household as recommended by the President and the CDC; NOW, THEREFORE, I, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY VESTED IN ME BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 418, THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, HEREBY FIND AND ISSUE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND TO STEM THE TIDE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Section 1. That the findings and recitations set out in the preamble to this Order are found to be true and are hereby adopted by the Mayor and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 2. Recommendations Regarding Face ov rin s. All persons over the age of five (5) are strongly encouraged to wear some form of covering over their noses and mouths, such a homemade mask, scarf, bandana, or handkerchief, when: entering or inside any building open to the public; when using public transportation, taxis, or ride shares; or when pumping gas. This recommendation does not extend to people that are: engaging in a permissible outside physical activity; that are riding in a personal vehicle; that are alone in a separate single space; that are with their own household members; when doing so poses a greater health, safety or security risk; or for consumption purposes. Section 3. R c mmendations for Essential Retail Services Providers Regarding Social Distancin . Essential retail service providers allowed by GA -14 to continue operations, including but not limited to grocery stores, general retail stores, and home improvement stores, are strongly encouraged to implement policies to limit the numbers of people in their stores at any one time so as to effectively observe the President's and the CDC's social distancing recommendations. Said policies should be consistent with both the