Customers picking up food from N.J. restaurants must wear masks, Murphy announces

Customers entering New Jersey restaurants and bars to pick up takeout food will be required to wear face coverings, Gov. Phil Murphy announced at his daily coronavirus press briefing on Saturday in Trenton.

The executive order goes into effect on Monday at 8 p.m. Customers picking up food curbside or otherwise not entering the restaurant or bar will not be required to wear face coverings.

The order does not require medical-grade masks; bandanas and homemade fabric coverings will suffice, Murphy said.

“Some may view this as another inconvenience,” Murphy said. “But you know what would be really inc…