Mayor John Cranley announced Thursday that all Cincinnati Kroger stores will offer free face masks. The free masks will be available at all Kroger grocery stores within Cincinnati city limits, the mayor said. An assistant at the door will provide one mask per person, starting on Thursday. “That includes the store in Hyde Park, Hartwell, Kenard before Mitchell, down the Clifton-Camp Washington area, Ferguson Road in Westwood, the store in Mount Washington, the store in Oakley, Price Hill on Warsaw Avenue, the new downtown store on Court Street, the store in Corryville, and the store on Glenway Avenue, “said Cranley. “I appreciate Kroger’s leadership.” Shops outside the city limits currently have no plans to provide free masks. The move is aimed at increasing the use of face masks across the city, with the number of confirmed cases increasing relatively sharply. On Wednesday alone, the city reported 101 new cases of the virus. “We’re moving in the wrong direction,” said Cranley. In addition, the city will consider a mandatory mask ordinance – similar to a neighboring city of Dayton passed on Wednesday. Cranley said if enforced, the ordinance would only require indoor masks and provide exemptions. A special meeting is planned for Friday to discuss this regulation. When asked what type of regulation he would like to see, he said he believed there should be a mask requirement in indoor businesses and that a small civil fine of about $ 25 should be imposed.
CINCINNATI –
All Cincinnati Kroger stores will offer free face masks upon entry, Mayor John Cranley announced Thursday.
The free masks will be made available at all Kroger grocery stores within Cincinnati city limits, the mayor said.
An assistant at the door will provide one mask per person from Thursday.
“These include the store in Hyde Park, Hartwell, Kenard before Mitchell, the Clifton-Camp Washington area, Ferguson Road in Westwood, the store in Mount Washington, the store in Oakley, Price Hill on Warsaw Avenue, and the new one Store on downtown Court Street, the Corryville Store and the Glenway Avenue Store, “said Cranley. “I appreciate Kroger’s leadership.”
Stores outside the city limits currently have no plans to provide free masks.
The move is aimed at increasing the use of face masks across the city, with the number of confirmed cases increasing relatively sharply.
On Wednesday alone, the city reported 101 new cases of the virus.
“We’re moving in the wrong direction,” said Cranley.
In addition, the city will consider a mandatory mask ordinance – similar to a neighboring city of Dayton passed on Wednesday.
Cranley said if enforced, the ordinance would only require indoor masks and provide exemptions. A special session is scheduled for Friday to discuss this regulation.
When asked what kind of regulation he would like to see, he said that he felt there should be a mask requirement in indoor businesses and that a small civil fine of about $ 25 should be imposed.
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