To wear a mask or not to wear a mask? Local officials keeping in close contact about what to do.

As we start to see some towns and cities consider if its citizens should wear masks during the COVID pandemic to help lower the spread of the virus. Lebanon City Administrator, Mike Schumacher says, the City of Lebanon, Laclede County and the Laclede County Health Department are keeping in contact on what should be done as far as social distancing and wearing a mask to try to lower the spread of the virus but he says, it comes down to a personal choice:

Schumacker says a mask is another layer of protection from the virus:

The Laclede County Health Department advises people who are attending any large event that they should wear a mask to protect themselves and others as well.