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 โ€” including libraries, senior centers and office buildings โ€” must wear masks, regardless of COVID-19 vaccination status, starting Thursday.

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

โ€œMy hope is that other institutions where the public gathers will follow the countyโ€™s lead,โ€ he said.

The CDC updated its guidance last week, saying that vaccinated people should wear masks indoors in โ€œsubstantialโ€ or โ€œhighโ€ transmission areas, where there are 50 new cases per 100,000 people for seven days.

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