Joe Biden calls on governors across the US to issue mask-wearing mandates to stem the spread of COVID-19. 'Every single American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next 3 months, at a minimum.'
Biden compared wearing a mask to other efforts Americans were taking to help out those stricken by the virus, like giving blood and donating to food banks. He said his team of medical experts had advised him that nationwide mask mandates could save"over 40,000 lives" over the next three months.
There have been more than 5.2 million coronavirus cases in the U.S. since the pandemic broke out, includingBiden chastised Trump for his administration’s slow crawl to supporting mask-wearing, saying"I hope the president has learned the lesson." Following Biden’s remarks, Harris took the stage to attempt to further draw the contrast between the presumptive Democratic nominee and Trump.Harris added that, when it comes to a possible vaccine,"there may be some grand gestures offered by the current president about a vaccine, but it doesn’t really matter until you can answer the question 'when am I going to get vaccinated.'""He wants the president of the United States with the mere stroke of a pen to order over 300 million American citizens to wear a mask for a minimum of three straight months," Trump said."He thinks it’s good politics I guess." Trump added,"He does not identify what authority the president has to issue such a mandate or how federal law enforcement could possibly enforce it or why we would be stepping on governors throughout our country."Both Biden and Harris wore masks while watching the other speak. Prior to their remarks, Biden and Harris were briefed privately on the pandemic by a group of public health experts and doctors.
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