{"id":197758,"date":"2021-03-07T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T02:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=197758"},"modified":"2021-03-07T21:45:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T02:45:15","slug":"multiple-states-take-action-to-end-mask-mandates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/multiple-states-take-action-to-end-mask-mandates\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple states take action to end mask mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmultiple-states-take-action-to-end-mask-mandates%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=197758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2382930\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Signs tells customers about safety measures against COVID-19 that are required inside a retail store Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas. Texas is lifting a COVID-19 mask mandate that was imposed last summer. (AP Photo\/LM Otero)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 6:30 PM PT \u2013 Sunday, March 7, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Multiple states took a big step towards \u201clife after the coronavirus\u201d by ending their mask mandates.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, state lawmakers in Utah passed a bill dubbed the \u201cPandemic Endgame,\u201d which seeks to lift some health restrictions once the state reaches certain thresholds and case rates. Officials noted masks will still be required in schools and large gatherings. Governor Spencer Cox (R) said he\u2019s willing to sign the measure, adding the state will have about 1.5 million vaccines by the first week of April.<\/p>\n<p>South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) issued an executive order Friday that lifted the mask requirement in restaurants and state government buildings. Under the new order, employees and customers are no longer required to wear masks inside restaurants, although the state recommends precautions be taken still.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll promise you that this summer is going to be different than what it is now,\u201d Gov. McMaster stated.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, residents in Idaho pushed back against local mask mandates. On Saturday, more than 100 Idahoans participated in \u201cBurn the Mask\u201d demonstrations at the state capitol in Boise.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382928\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382928\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382928 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231558525.jpg\" alt=\"BOISE, ID - MARCH 06: A protester tosses a surgical mask into the fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOISE, ID \u2013 MARCH 06: A protester tosses a surgical mask into the fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Several families with young children showed their discontent with the orders by burning masks in garbage bins.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2382929\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2382929\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2382929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1231558466.jpg\" alt=\"BOISE, ID - MARCH 06: Attendees toss surgical masks into a fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2382929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BOISE, ID \u2013 MARCH 06: Attendees toss surgical masks into a fire during a mask burning event at the Idaho Statehouse on March 6, 2021 in Boise, Idaho. Citizens and politicians, including the Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin, gathered in at least 20 cities across the state to protest COVID-19 restrictions. (Photo by Nathan Howard\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, Idaho\u2019s state legislature introduced a bill to outlaw mask mandates, which is expected to be discussed later in March.<\/p>\n<h4>RELATED:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/cdc-face-masks-dont-prevent-covid-19-study-finds-masks-have-had-negligible-impact-on-coronavirus-numbers\/\">CDC: Face Masks Don\u2019t Prevent COVID-19, Study Finds Masks Have Negligible Impact On Coronavirus Numbers<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signs tells customers about safety measures against COVID-19 that are required inside a retail store Tuesday, March 2, 2021, in Dallas. 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