HNewsWire Facilities in multiple other states have also implemented identical rules for the next winter season. The People Enemy. News From The Enemy: All BS … Ask a Health care worker why are you mandating me to wear a mask? If you are wearing a mask… isn’t that protecting you?? Why do you need me to wear one?? A Mask Mandate Is Enacted by the Hospital System As a precaution against “widespread respiratory illnesses” in the region, an Illinois hospital system ordered the use of face masks by all visitors to its facilities this week. According to a Facebook post from OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois, “starting Tuesday, December 31, all employees, patients and visitors at our hospitals are required to wear masks due to the widespread respiratory illnesses in our communities, including COVID-19, influenza and RSV.” […]