Johnson City To Resume Mask Requirement Inside City Facilities

Johnson City TN

10 August, 2021

8:22 PM

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Press release from Johnson City: August 10, 2021 City Manager Pete Peterson announced Monday that the City of Johnson City will require employees and visitors to wear face coverings in all city facilities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. "With a low vaccination rate and the highly contagious Delta variant, COVID-19 is again spreading rapidly in our community," Peterson said. "The responsible thing for all of us to do is to take the precautions we know to be helpful in limiting transmission. In addition to wearing masks, we ask everyone to practice social distancing, wash hands and stay home if you're sick." The City of Johnson City continues to encourage residents and businesses to limit in-person interaction and conduct City business by phone, email or through the use of online services available on the City's website, www.johnsoncitytn.org. Building, Trades, Sign Permits and Planning Applications Police Department Purchasing Department Utility and Tax Bills More information about online payments can be found at www.johnsoncitytn.org/payments. "More than 95 percent of those hospitalized in our area are unvaccinated," Peterson said. "We are pleading with everyone to get vaccinated so that we can put this pandemic behind us for good." This press release was produced by Johnson City. The views expressed here are the author's own.