COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has said he would issue a statewide mask mandate to slow spiking cases of the coronavirus if the Legislature hadn’t tied his hands through a strict restriction on public health orders.
DeWine says he fears that a fight with the Legislature over the restrictions could cause confusion and even send the state backward.
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Leaders of the state’s six children’s hospitals said children sick with COVID-19 are flooding hospitals and putting an unprecedented strain on providers.
DeWine made his comments Tuesday as the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association called on eligible people to get vaccinated and to wear masks, particularly in schools.
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