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May 30, 2023
Updated: May 30, 2023 12:30 p.m.
Ken Dixon, Staff Writer
With less than two weeks before the General Assembly's statutory deadline, a new round of COVID infections in the state Senate has prompted legislative leaders to order mandatory masking for staff, elected officials and the public on the third floor of the State Capitol building as well as the fourth floor Senate galleries.
Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, D-New Haven, made the announcement late Monday night in an email to Capitol reporters, citing "a number of positive COVID tests" in the Senate. Daily rapid COVID tests will be performed on senators and staff, and senators who test negative will be allowed to take off masks on the Senate floor. ...
Masks for visitors and guests will be required in the public areas of the third floor, which include lobbying areas where mounted TVs broadcast Senate sessions. ...
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MASK MANDATE
Masking Protocols Change at State Capitol Building Due to Uptick in COVID Cases
By Angela Fortuna• Published May 30, 2023• Updated on May 30, 2023 at 4:43 pm
Guests will now be required to wear masks on the third floor of the capitol building due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among senators.
CT Senate Republicans told NBC Connecticut that the protocols were put in place due to a number of positive coronavirus tests in the Senate over the last few days. ...
Updated: May 30, 2023 12:30 p.m.
Ken Dixon, Staff Writer
With less than two weeks before the General Assembly's statutory deadline, a new round of COVID infections in the state Senate has prompted legislative leaders to order mandatory masking for staff, elected officials and the public on the third floor of the State Capitol building as well as the fourth floor Senate galleries.
Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, D-New Haven, made the announcement late Monday night in an email to Capitol reporters, citing "a number of positive COVID tests" in the Senate. Daily rapid COVID tests will be performed on senators and staff, and senators who test negative will be allowed to take off masks on the Senate floor. ...
Masks for visitors and guests will be required in the public areas of the third floor, which include lobbying areas where mounted TVs broadcast Senate sessions. ...
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(Another source: Since above article's link states "Access to this page has been denied")
MASK MANDATE
Masking Protocols Change at State Capitol Building Due to Uptick in COVID Cases
By Angela Fortuna• Published May 30, 2023• Updated on May 30, 2023 at 4:43 pm
Guests will now be required to wear masks on the third floor of the capitol building due to an increase in COVID-19 cases among senators.
CT Senate Republicans told NBC Connecticut that the protocols were put in place due to a number of positive coronavirus tests in the Senate over the last few days. ...