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NGHS reinstated mask requirements for staff. Here’s why

Nurses wearing masks work Monday, July 20, 2020, inside the emergency room at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

NGMC 5.jpg — Nurses wearing masks work Monday, July 20, 2020, inside the emergency room at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

Northeast Georgia Health System is reinstating a mask requirement beginning Tuesday, Jan. 3 for all employees and encouraging masks for patients and visitors due to the rise in respiratory illnesses.