Indialantic adopts emergency order requiring face masks to curb spread of COVID-19.
According to officials, exceptions to the face mask requirement includes:
- Persons under the age of 6 years old
- Persons for whom a face covering would cause impairment due to an existing health condition
- Persons working in a business or profession who do not have contact with other people
- Persons working in a business or profession who maintain social distancing from another person
- Persons working in a business or profession where working with a face covering would prevent them from performing the duties of the business or profession
- Persons exercising while maintaining social distancing
- Persons eating or drinking
- Persons eating or drinking; or
- Public safety, police, fire, and other life safety and public health personnel, as their personal protection equipment will be governed by their respective agencies
- Any person who is hearing impaired and needs to see the mouth of someone wearing a face covering in order to communicate
The emergency order will remain in place for seven days, beginning at 8 a.m. Friday and expiring at 12:01 a.m. on July 15. The order can be renewed. Details are here.