The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/masks/page/3/)
“Mask-wearing can be framed by some people as a means to protect themselves, their loved ones and their communities from this disease, while other people frame mask-wearing as an infringement on their rights and an unnecessary response to the risk,” Schulze said.
In March, everyone had to make a sudden addition to their daily wardrobe: masks. As students and professors prepare to enter the lecture hall, masks and physical distancing will be the norm, so what masks should students wear?
Although classes being conducted by Cornell’s Prison Education Program have been put on hold, the organization has shifted their focus to making sure inmates are provided with proper health equipment during the pandemic.
Although classes being conducted by Cornell’s Prison Education Program have been put on hold, the organization has shifted their focus to making sure inmates are provided with proper health equipment during the pandemic.
The mandate comes from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-N.Y.) executive order — announced in a Wednesday press conference — which requires all people in New York State to cover their mouth and nose when in public and in close proximity to others.
The measure mandates that people wear face coverings in public settings where maintaining six-feet of social distancing is difficult, such as public transportation, parks, grocery stores or pharmacies.
With nationwide shortages of personal protective equipment, members across the Cornell community are contributing to the pandemic effort.
With the spread of COVID-19 affecting communities across the nation –– and recently even Cornell’s campus itself –– various Cornell departments are doing what they can to help during the pandemic.
With multiple cases of the disease from Wuhan, China spreading to the United States, Cornell students are taking precautions to try and avoid getting sick.