{"id":20836,"date":"2022-03-12T16:28:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T21:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=20836"},"modified":"2022-03-12T16:35:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T21:35:46","slug":"hospitals-and-clinics-still-require-face-coverings-despite-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/03\/12\/hospitals-and-clinics-still-require-face-coverings-despite-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospitals and clinics still require face coverings despite Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Floridians have heard state leaders such as the Governor on \u201cSTOP\u201d wearing masks to combat COVID-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr._Joseph_Ladapo.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr._Joseph_Ladapo.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Dr._Joseph_Ladapo.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Joseph Ladapo,&nbsp;Florida\u2019s Surgeon General, mocked the use of masks at a news conference last week. Departing from the advice of medical organizations and CDC, Ladapo asserted that masks don\u2019t protect against the spread of the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, in Polk County, the wearing of masks still prevails at medical facilities in Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the entrance to Watson Clinic\u2019s main facility in Lakeland announce in all capitals: \u201cFor the safety of our patients and team members, facemasks are required at all locations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"253\" height=\"312\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Waston-C-sign.png?resize=253%2C312&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Waston-C-sign.png?w=253&amp;ssl=1 253w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Waston-C-sign.png?resize=243%2C300&amp;ssl=1 243w\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Regional Health continues to require its employees to wear masks and asks that visitors to the hospital and patients at its other facilities also wear face coverings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floridians have heard state leaders such as the Governor on \u201cSTOP\u201d wearing masks to combat COVID-19. 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