Baltimore County Declares State of Emergency, Anne Arundel Urges Private Employers Mandate Vaccines As Covid Cases Rise

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TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — The leaders of respective of Maryland’s largest counties are alarmed astatine the continuing surge successful COVID—19 cases and vowed to instrumentality action.

Baltimore County’s enforcement declared a caller authorities of emergency. It gives him the powerfulness to mandate masks and adhd different restrictions.

“A section authorities of exigency says this is serious,” County Executive Johnny Olszewski told WJZ.

Baltimore County’s Executive declared a authorities of exigency successful effect to #covid19. It gives authorization to follow much wellness measures, but nary caller mandates person been announced today. @wjz pic.twitter.com/lXNqdexUEW

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 24, 2021

But Olszewski said helium is not adding mandates yet.

“If we proceed to spot numbers sustained oregon growing, we are prepared to instrumentality immoderate fig of those actions successful the days ahead,” helium said.

In Anne Arundel County, six much radical died successful the past week—the highest full successful 3 months according to the county’s wellness officer.

Maryland #COVID19 for Tuesday: Positivity complaint drops 2nd time successful a enactment to 4.89% but hospitalizations emergence supra 700 for the archetypal clip successful months. There are 847 caller infections, 8 much deaths #coronavirus @wjz pic.twitter.com/Zulw3gtIjP

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 24, 2021

With the fig hospitalized present and statewide growing, the region enforcement is pushing backstage businesses to necessitate vaccines.

Anne Arundel County saw 6 deaths successful the past week—the astir successful 3 months. The region enforcement says helium doesn’t person the assembly votes for a countywide disguise mandate. He is encouraging backstage businesses to necessitate vaccines for employees and patrons. @wjz pic.twitter.com/Or8l9jAtOh

— Mike Hellgren (@HellgrenWJZ) August 24, 2021

“Particularly present that we person afloat [Pfizer FDA] authorization, we are encouraging employers to mandate for their employees, and we promote businesses to see mandating for folks who are coming successful and utilizing their businesses,” said Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman during a virtual briefing Tuesday.

While Pittman is mandating vaccines for region workers, helium volition let them to person the enactment of regular investigating alternatively due to the fact that helium fears helium would suffer excessively galore employees otherwise.

“We person departments wherever we can’t spend to suffer radical close now. We don’t privation to outgo ourselves services,“ the region enforcement said.

In Easton this week, wellness attraction workers astatine the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center protested the governor’s mandate that they get vaccinated. He is requiring each infirmary and nursing location employees person astatine slightest 1 dose by Sept. 1 oregon taxable to regular testing.

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“They are telling america if we are not vaccinated that we are the problem, that we are causing the disease,” caregiver Wilma Miller told WBOC-TV. “How is it that for 2 years, we person been bedside and immoderate person had covid, immoderate person not, and immoderate person chosen vaccinated. Some person not. Now, each of a abrupt we are the enemy. No, I don’t deliberation so.”