Springfield City Council discussed asking the Governor for a statewide face mask ordinance during its council luncheon on Tuesday.
But Governor Parson says he won’t issue one.
“I am not anti-mask. What I am is anti-mandates. I don’t think it’s the state’s place to mandate for everybody in the state of Missouri to wear a mask.”
Parson made the comments to a daily coronavirus briefing in Jefferson City.
Some Springfield City Council members say a statewide ordinance could help local hospitals slow the surge in coronavirus cases.
But State Health Director Randall Williams says there’s no need for a statewide mandate.
He says more than 80 counties are reporting one or less deaths from the virus.
