North Liberty Updates Masking Policy

In line with updated public health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the City of North Liberty has updated its masking policy. Masks are welcome and available, but not required, in our facilities.

Under the CDC’s new community risk classification, people in Johnson County are at medium risk of COVID-19 . At this level, the CDC recommends those at higher risk for severe illness talk to their healthcare provider about what additional precautions they should take, and the public should stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccination and get tested if they have symptoms. Current county-by-county risk assessments are available from the CDC at cdc.gov.

Since the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in our community on March 8, 2020, the city has worked with the guidance of its public health partners to implement policies meant to allow the delivery of critical services, keep its staff and community healthy and to save lives. The tools available to protect lives from COVID-19 have expanded over the last two years, including ready access to vaccination for ages 5 and older, better treatments for those who have been infected and convenient testing to quickly identify infections, as well as a better understanding of how this coronavirus is spread and who is most vulnerable.

Vaccination is one of the best ways to protect yourself and those around you from illness, hospitalization and death, and masks offer additional protection for the wearer and those around them. Additional information and guidance about COVID-19 is available from Johnson County Public Health, the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.