Nearly a year after requiring people to wear face masks in many public settings to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said the city will stop enforcing the mandate on Saturday. Strickland tweeted on Thursday that people must still wear a face mask if they are inside a city facility and city government will continue to follow guidelines recommending masks in public settings indoors. He said private businesses and churches may continue to require masking and the city encourages people to mask in public until 70% of the Shelby County population is vaccinated.