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According to a Wednesday news release, Natrona County Health Officers Dr. Mark Dowell and Dr. Ghazi Ghanem issued the health order recently in conjunction with Wyoming State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist.

Gordon spokesman Micheal Pearlman said Tuesday that a shutdown of bars and restaurants is not being considered "at this time.".

But for Dowell — an infectious specialist — it would be wrong to ignore his training and not call for a mask mandate, he said.

Face-coverings will be required regardless of social distancing or when sitting with immediate family.

Currently, the library requires patrons to sanitize their hands upon entering the building.

Currently, Albany, Laramie and Teton Counties require mask usage in public places along with the Wind River Reservation.

Since the pandemic began, 17,442 cases have been reported in Wyoming.

If you are sick, do not visit the park. Self-quarantine to avoid exposing others.

In the meantime, reach out to contacts and let them know they should monitor for symptoms for the next 14 days. If they have symptoms, they should be tested as well.

You are considered contagious from two days before your symptoms begin until 10 days after your symptoms began.

Wyoming reached a landmark on Tuesday when the state reported more than 1,000 new cases of the illness.

Allow me to be the first to remind residents, of all things that you probably should be buying in mass quantities, toilet paper should be at the bottom of that list.