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On the recordMay 25, 2020
Well, I say that they should wear masks. And first of all, Anderson, one thing that I think that we have going for us, this past weekend was the first weekend that our restaurants were open inside and that our bars were open inside. And I got some very good reports back. Sure, there was a few outliers. But by and large, very good. And everybody who works in any business retail or manufacturing in Ohio today is wearing a mask. What we're urging people to do is when they're out in public with other people, when they go into a store, we're urging them to wear a mask. And kind of the way I explained it today was that this is about loving your fellow human being. You know, the instruction is old as the Bible. You know, you're supposed to love your fellow man and woman and that's what we're really doing.
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Mike DeWine
Republican · Ohio

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Governor DeWine emphasizes the importance of wearing masks for the safety of others and describes the positive response to reopening restaurants and bars in Ohio.

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