New CDC Report Suggests Mask Rules Helped Kansas Counties Slow the March of Coronavirus

Even if all Kansans immediately mask up and avoid crowded places, it will likely take weeks to ease the burden on hospitals packed with COVID-19 patients.

In Kansas counties that adopted mask rules last summer, the spread of COVID-19 slowed, new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.

The study by federal and state epidemiologists suggests that if more counties follow sui…