{"id":15348,"date":"2020-06-25T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/oregon-county-revises-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people\/"},"modified":"2020-06-25T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:05:00","slug":"oregon-county-revises-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/oregon-county-revises-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people\/","title":{"rendered":"#Oregon county revises face mask order exempting non-white people"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Oregon county revises face mask order exempting non-white people<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n Facing a torrent of \u201cracist commentary,\u201d Oregon\u2019s Lincoln County has amended its exemption of non-white people from a new order that requires face coverings to be worn in public, according to a report.<\/p>\n

Health officials recently announced that residents must wear face coverings where they may come within six feet of another individual who is not from the same household.<\/p>\n

But people of color did not have to follow the rule if they had \u201cheightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment\u201d over wearing the masks, officials said earlier.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, the county made an about-face and eliminated the exception, saying it \u201cdoes more harm than good,\u201d USA Today reported.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe included the protections for those within our communities of color who historically, and often personally, found themselves the victims of harassment and violence,\u201d the county Board of Commissioners said in a statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are shocked and app<\/a>alled at the volume of horrifically racist commentary we have received regarding this policy exemption,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Commission spokesman Casey Miller said the scrapped exception was a well-intentioned way for people worried about racial profiling to not wear a mask.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was mindfully crafted. The focus of the directive was really on the health aspect,\u201d he told USA Today about the directive, which came out when the county was experiencing a spike in coronavirus cases after an outbreak at a seafood plant in Newport.<\/p>\n

With mask requirements becoming more common, activists have raised concerns that the directives could put non-white people in danger.<\/p>\n

But the directive apparently had the opposite effect, sparking a torrent of angry phone calls and messages from residents.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe passed this last week and didn\u2019t hear much. And then all of a sudden, our call center blows up with people just yelling at whoever answers the phone,\u201d Miller told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got so many angry emails and calls, we\u2019ve been totally overwhelmed. It\u2019s been hard to do day-to-day work, like getting information to people worried about health, or getting a test, or getting a meal while they\u2019re in quarantine.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Board of Commissioners wrote that \u201cthe county received several calls from leadership from our communities of color asking us to revise the policy \u2014 it was not providing them protection, but instead making them possible targets for more hate.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will not continue a directive and policies that were intended to assist but instead are a potential source of harm,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Under the revised rules, the only exceptions for the mask mandate are for people with medical conditions, people with disabilities that prevent them from using a covering and children under 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiscrimination and racism faced by people of color wearing face coverings, particularly black men, are issues of significant concern, and we recognize the reasoning for Lincoln County\u2019s exemption,\u201d Charles Boyle, a spokesman for Gov. Kate Brown, told USA Today.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, it is also the case that black, indigenous, Latinx, Pacific Islander, and other communities of color have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and disparities in our health system,\u201d Boyle added. \u201cFor the state\u2019s face covering requirements, public health and stopping the spread of this disease is our top priority.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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