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Target instituting mask mandate for employees, recommends them for guests

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By adwpadmin

(WKOW) � Target employees will have to start masking up again, starting Tuesday.

The company announced Monday that it’ll “require face coverings for our team members and strongly recommend face coverings for all guests in areas with substantial or high risk of transmission, as defined by the CDC.�

The current CDC guidelines went in place on July 27, and recommend masking regardless of vaccination status in areas where COVID-19 transmission is higher. Generally, it’s for states and counties where new cases are more than 50 per 100,000 people or where the 7-day positivity rates are more than 8%.

According to the CDC Data Tracker, this change in policy will impact most counties in southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, and western Kentucky.

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Even when this mandate isn’t in place, Target’s statement says it recommends “face coverings for unvaccinated team members and guests at all stores across the country.�