Does Lincoln County, Oregon require only white people to wear masks? According to the New York Post: > **Oregon county issues face mask order that exempts non-white people** > > Lincoln County, Oregon, _has exempted non-white people from a new order_ requiring that face coverings be worn in public > > < Does Oregon county actually have race-specific health orders? (EDIT: Replaced "laws" with "orders" reflecting the verbage of the original claim.)

Lincoln county has published this statement:

> In this Directive there were several exceptions identified recognizing that not everyone could or should wear a face covering: ...
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> People of color who have heightened concerns about racial profiling and harassment due to wearing face coverings in public.

So yes, they most certainly did.