Alabama Governor Kay Ivey's "Safer at Home" order expired Friday, April 9th, ending the state mask mandate issued as a response to the novel Coronavirus pandemic.

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Masks, however, are required by court order within state courtrooms, court offices, and the waiting areas of the 6th Judicial Circuit. The mandate continues until 5 p.m. on May 14th.

The Tuscaloosa County Commission says masks are encouraged in all publicly accessible areas of county facilities.

With the state mask mandate set to expire today at 5:00pm, masks will be encouraged in publicly accessible areas of...

Posted by Tuscaloosa County Commission on Friday, April 9, 2021

The City of Tuscaloosa currently has no plans to enact its own mask mandate.

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