Individuals aged Kindergarten and up are strongly encouraged to wear a face covering while visiting any indoor business or space open to the public in compliance with CDC guidelines and recommendations, but there are some exceptions where masks are still required.

Unvaccinated individuals and children aged kindergarten and up not eligible for the vaccine should continue to wear face coverings.

Masks are required if you:

• Are an employee or rider on public transportation, or a school bus, paratransit vehicle, taxi, private car service, or ride-sharing vehicle.
• Are an employee, patient, resident, or visitor at any healthcare facility. That includes, but is not limited to, hospitals, medical clinics and offices, special care facilities, medical laboratories, dentists, pharmacies, blood banks and blood drives, or facilities providing veterinary care and similar healthcare services for animals—unless directed otherwise by the healthcare provider.
• Are an employee or visitor at a long-term care facility. Residents of such facilities should wear face coverings as recommended by the CDC. If a resident and the resident’s visitor are fully vaccinated, face coverings do not need to be worn if the visit occurs in a private area.
• Are an employee of a home care agency.
• Are an employee or visitor in a state agency that fall within the Executive Branch under the Governor’s authority, even if they are fully vaccinated. These agencies include:
  • Delaware Department of Agriculture
  • Delaware Department of Education
  • Delaware Department of Correction
  • Delaware Department of Finance
  • Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
  • Delaware State Housing Authority
  • Delaware Department of Human Resources
  • Delaware Department of Labor
  • Delaware Office of Management and Budget
  • Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
  • Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security
  • Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
  • Delaware Department of State
  • Delaware Department of Technology and Information
  • Delaware Department of Transportation (including DMV locations)
• Are an employee, resident, inmate, or visitor at any correctional or detention facility or a homeless shelter.
• Are an employee, student, or visitor inside any child care home, center, or school, except for meals, naps, or when doing so would inhibit the child’s health. Face coverings are not required for employees at times when there are no children in the facility. If outside at a child care home or center or at a school, face coverings are not required. Caregivers at child care homes and centers, and educators at schools, must supervise use of face coverings by children to avoid misuse and monitor compliance.