Sedgwick County health officer encouraged, but would like to see more wearing masks

Medical experts at every level say we are far from out of the woods when it comes to risks associated with COVID-19 and dangers the virus poses. At least locally, there are positive indicators that most are following guidelines to safeguard against COVID-19, but many out in public choose not to wear masks as health professionals at every level recommend. Eyewitness News went out Tuesday and spoke with people about their decisions to either wear a mask or go without. At least Tuesday, the majority of people who spoke with Eyewitness News did so through a mask. This is a positive sign to Sedgwick County Chief Health Officer Dr. Garold Minns, although he says he would like to see more people wearing masks in public. “Now we’ve had another week and again,we haven’t seen any peak, or even significant rise in cases, so it’s reassuring to me,” Dr. Minns says. “Again, I want to hope that’s because of everybody being so obedient about those things we’re asking.”
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