Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has called for governors to implement mask mandates for the next three months, saying that doing so would save 40,000 Americans' lives
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden called for governors to implement mask mandates for the next three months on Thursday, saying that doing so would save 40,000 Americans' lives.
"Every single American should be wearing a mask when they're outside for the next three months as a minimum," the former vice president told reporters after he and his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris, received a briefing on the pandemic from public health experts. Wearing masks, he said,"is going to get our kids back to school sooner and safer" and would"get our businesses back long-term." "Look, this is America.
Harris contrasted the coronavirus pandemic, which has left more than 166,000 Americans dead and caused more than 5 million cases in the United States, with Ebola during former President Barack Obama and Biden's administration, which resulted in two deaths. "This is what happens when we elect a guy who just isn't up for the job," Harris said."Our country ends in tatters and so does our reputation around the world.
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