Alabama Govenor Kay Ivey, as expected, extended the statewide mask mandate today.
The Governor says, "Even though the vaccine’s delivery is right around the corner, we shouldn’t lull ourselves into complacency by thinking that we’re out of the woods yet. The facts are indisputable. Our cases continue to rise, and we have more Alabamians diagnosed with #COVID19 than ever before."
The Governor did not announce any other changes to existing COVID-19 regulations. And she said she has no plans to cancel Mardi Gras (though yet another Mobile Mardi Gras organization, the Order of Venus, has announced plans to cancel their parade and ball)
Here's the news release:
MONTGOMERY –Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday issued her twentieth supplemental emergency proclamation extending the Safer at Home Order that includes a statewide mask requirement. Individuals will be required to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people, as described in the order. This order extends until Friday, January 22, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
(Photo: Governor Kay Ivey news conference 12/9/20)