Masks with clear windows allow the deaf and hard of hearing to lip-read. But other blocks to communication have cropped up with coronavirus.
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Special delivery: Rochester to mail 480,000 masks, census info to residents
Five masks will be mailed to 96,000 city homes along with information about the health crisis and the 2020 census.
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In the age of COVID-19, farmers markets are all business
As organizers prepare to open Rochester-area farmer’s markets for the season, they’re making changes to keep vendors and customers safe.
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Monroe County offers free non-medical masks for residents
The first distributions events will be held Saturday in towns across the county.
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Cuomo extends stay-at-home order until May 15
The governor said the stay-at-home orders are keeping transmission rates of the virus down, which helps hospitals.
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Monroe County urges covering face in public
County Executive Adam Bello stressed that cloth face coverings are not meant to replace social distancing measures.
