GREENSBORO, N.C. — Faces were covered in downtown and at shopping centers across Greensboro as the city's mask requirement went into effect Tuesday evening.
"I was there today and I had my mask and I saw everybody had their masks and I thought this is awesome," said Jamestown resident Yasemine Yeboah, who came to do some shopping on Wendover Avenue.
Most seemed to comply with the order in the first few hours, but some said they plan to go without wearing a mask.
"I can't breathe with one. I get dizzy and nearly pass out," said Elisabeth Gomes.
"It's crazy, you shouldn't have to wear one," said Crystal Price.
The mayor said one goal of the order is to prevent the asymptomatic spread of the virus by covering coughing and sneezing.