Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman announcing the new requirements Monday morning. Credit: Screenshot/County Executive Steuart Pittman Facebook Livestream

All those entering Anne Arundel County-owned buildings — including libraries, senior centers and office buildings — must wear masks, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, starting Thursday.

County Executive Steuart Pittman announced Monday morning he was reimplementing the requirement.

“My hope is that other institutions where the public gathers will follow the county’s lead,” he said.

The CDC updated its guidance last week, saying that vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in “substantial” or “high” transmission areas, where there are 50 new cases per 100,000 people for seven days.

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