South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster. Whether a child wears a mask in school is a decision that should be left only to a student's parents." Brown later said the governor's order could potentially impact the agency's plans but declined to speak further until the department's attorneys had more thoroughly reviewed the order. Six South Carolina counties and 40 municipalities, including Columbia, which extended its mask ordinance on Tuesday, currently have mask mandates in place, according to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. "Vaccine passports will have no place in South Carolina," the governor said recently.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 13, 2021 01:52 UTC