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BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ) — Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot is reinstating a disguise request for his agency’s offices, citing the ongoing menace posed by COVID-19.
The argumentation change, effectual Thursday, comes arsenic the Maryland Department of Health reported astir 1,400 caller cases of COVID-19 and 17 further deaths portion hospitalizations held dependable astatine 792.
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It applies to some employees and visitors portion they’re indoors astatine the comptroller’s facilities successful immoderate nationalist settings and areas specified arsenic hallways, restrooms and shared offices. It does not use to employees who are unsocial successful backstage offices.
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The reinstatement of the indoor disguise request comes days aft Franchot announced the agency’s 12 subdivision locations would lone beryllium unfastened to Marylanders who docket appointments successful advance.
“With the continued menace of COVID-19, the information of our employees and the nationalist is paramount,” Franchot said. “This elemental preventative measurement tin assistance halt others from getting sick truthful that we tin yet flooded this unspeakable pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of American lives.”
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The pursuing authorities buildings autumn nether the disguise policy: the Louis L. Goldstein Treasury Building, the Revenue Administration Building, the Annapolis Data Center, the Comptroller’s Baltimore Office, determination subdivision offices, outer offices and the Motor Fuel Laboratory.
CBS Baltimore Staff
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