‘We want our summer back!’: Oklahoma is the latest state to lift ALL COVID-19 restrictions on events and requirements to wear masks in government buildings
- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that he was issuing a regulatory order Friday ending state restrictions on events and on Oklahomans
- The new order will also allow people to enter state buildings without the need for a mask
- Under the circumstances, Stitt stressed that Oklahomans should still wear a mask to stop the spread of the virus.
- Stitt identified the states shrinking hospitals and counted cases as to why the restrictions were being lifted
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that he was issuing a regulatory order Friday ending state restrictions on events and on Oklahomans.
The new order will also allow people to enter state buildings without the need for a mask.
‘As a result of the progress we have made, I will issue a new regulatory order tomorrow,’ Stitt said at the press conference, KOCO reports. ‘There will be no nationwide ban on events, or Oklahomans. I am also removing the requirements for wearing a mask in state buildings.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Thursday that he was issuing a regulatory order Friday ending state restrictions on events and on Oklahomans
‘More Oklahomans are getting vaccines every day, and the CDC’s new guidelines mean that a mask should be a personal decision based on your situation. ‘
Under the circumstances, Stitt stressed that Oklahomans should still wear a mask to stop the spread of the virus.
The standard cannot be zero issues. In Oklahoma, freedom is the norm. The freedom to worship, the freedom to go to work and earn a living, the freedom to visit your loved ones in nursing homes, the freedom to send children to school in person, and the freedom to protect family whatever you see fit, ‘Stitt said.
So far this month, most hospitals have had less than 15 percent of COVID-positive patients
Oklahomans has already been given 1 million doses of the vaccine, the Department of Health said
‘As long as I am governor, I will defend the freedom of Oklahomans. ‘
Stitt pointed out that the declining hospitals in the state and counting cases explained why the restrictions were being lifted.
According to the state health department, the case records have gone down after Oklahoma – like most of the country – experienced a spike around the holidays.
So far this month, most hospitals in Oklahoma have had less than 15 percent of COVID-positive patients. Oklahomans has already been given a million doses of the vaccine, the Department of Health said.
Oklahoma has had just under 431,000 advanced cases of the coronavirus. State figures share that 4,701 people have died.
A health care worker receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at SSM Health St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, Wednesday, December. 16
Oklahoma has reopened fully since June last year. We are monitoring these issues. You saw the graphs. Numbers are lower today than they were last summer on a 7-day average before some cities imposed more barriers, ‘Stitt said.
We look closely at hospitals. That was the whole point when we thought about smoothing the loop, 15 days to smooth the loop last spring. We now have less than 300 people in hospitals across the country.
‘We want our summer back. But also at the same time, we urge Oklahomans to take personal responsibility, keep them vigilant. And I think Oklahomans will do the right thing. ‘
Texas on Wednesday was one of the first to open up its economy after the first wave of pandemic incidents in May last year, and the second most populous state steered the route again after Governor Greg Abbott announced that the recession is amid a decline in new daily COVID-19 cases and the distribution of vaccines.