Locals react to statewide order on masks

The state of California is now requiring residents to wear face coverings.

PEOPLE TO WEAR MASKS IN MOSTINDOOR SETTINGS AND OUTDOORSWHEN DISTANCING ISN'T POSSIBLEUNDER A NEW STATEWIDEORDER.NOW 23ABC DID ASK THE KERNCOUNTY PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT HOW AND WHEN WOULDTHEY BEGIN TOENFORCE THIS NEW STATEWIDEORDER, PLUS WE ASKED A BUSINESSOWNER ABOUT THIS DECISION THISIS WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY."INSIDE WE ENCOURAGE SOCIALDISTANCING.

WE'RE CLEANINGEVERYTHING REALLY WELL... YOU'REGOINGTO BE TAKING THAT OFF ANYWAY."IF THE BUSINESSES ARE BEINGOPERATEDBY THE GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY THESTATE PUBLIC DEPAMRTNE AND AREREGEROUS WAY ND PRACREING THEGUIDANCE AND AMERCING SURE THEEMPLOYEES ARE FOLLOWING THEPRACTICES AND MAKING SURE THEIRPATRONS ARE FOLLOWING THEPRACTICE THEN BUSINESSES AREGOING TO BE OK.NOW I'VE BEEN OUT AND ABOUTASKING THE COMMUNITYMEMBERS ABOUT THIS NEW RULE FORWEARING MASKS OUT INPUBLIC.

SO FAR MOST RESIDENTSI'VE SPOKEN TO SAY THEY WEREUNAWARE OF THE NEW RULE.

NOW WEDID REACH BACK OUT TOPUBLIC HEALTH ABOUT THIS NEWREQUIRMENT.

WE WERE TOLD BYMICHELLE COROSON WE WOULD HAVETO REACH OUT TOTHE STATE ABOUT ENFORCEMENT BUTTHAT THE PUBLIC HEALTHDEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TOEDUCATE AND ENCOURAGERESIDENTS TO FOLLOW GUIDANCEISSUED BY THE STATE.WE'LL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS INALL OF OUR NEWSCASTS ANDSOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.LEZLA: IN COMING UP TONIGHT WEARE GOING TO HEAR FROMDIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS ANDPEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITYSOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.LEZLA: IN COMING UP TONIGHT WEARE GOING TO HEAR FROMDIFFERENT ESTABLISHMENTS ANDPEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITYON THEIR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NEWORDER REQUIRING ALL TOWEAR MASK IN BAKERSFIELD LEZLANOW TO THE LATEST COVID-19NUMBERS RELEASED BY