St. Louis reinstates indoor mask mandate to stem rise in cases despite state AG’s threat to sue
By Kay Jones The city of St. Louis and St. Louis County reinstated an indoor mask mandate on Monday to try to stop the spread of Covid-19, even as Missouri’s attorney general followed through on a threat to sue over the requirement. Beginning Monday, St. Louis required those ages 5 and older to wear masks in indoor public spaces and on public transportation. Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the mandate on the day it went into effect. The mandate, intended to cut down on further spread of the virus, applies to vaccinated and unvaccinated people. Exceptions would