County commissioners relax some Covid precautions while awaiting state guidance next month

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Rather than setting an end date for Covid restrictions in county offices, commissioners decided on Thursday to follow CDC guidelines while anticipating Governor Mike DeWine’s June 2 Covid announcement ending Ohio health orders.

As of now, in accordance with the Ohio Department of Health’s May 17 orders, employees and people visiting various county offices may wear masks or not, according to their preference. Previously, employees and the public were asked to wear masks and to social distance “even though we couldn’t make them do it,” Commissioner Vicki Kline said.

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