Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague announced in a news release Wednesday that he has “indefinitely extended” the mask order he established Aug. 19 “due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”

Under the order, every person in Iowa City must wear a face covering over their nose and mouth outside (when social distancing of 6 feet is not possible) and inside public buildings, including grocery stores, pharmacies, hardware stores, retail stores, restaurants and bars, public school buildings, government buildings, University of Iowa academic buildings and business offices, houses of worship and movie theaters.