Contra Costa beefs up rules for protective face coverings

As COVID-19 infections increase in Contra Costa County, health officials on Tuesday reiterated the rules for wearing face masks in public places, emphasizing that face coverings must be worn in all businesses and in areas where people wait in line to enter businesses.

The rules, as freshly spelled out Monday on the Contra Costa Health Services website, require wearing a face covering (face shield, mask or bandanna) within 6 feet of another person who is not a member of that person’s household, except in “very limited, industry-specific situations” as outlined by the state Department of Public Health.