Sky News' special correspondent Alex Crawford visits Texas, where some people refuse to wear masks and stick to social distancing.
America's Fourth of July birthday bash was a very different affair this year and nowhere more so than inMost of the fireworks shows were cancelled and turned into virtual displays. Parades were called off and street parties abandoned.
Few were wearing masks, despite an order from the governor making it compulsory. Even fewer expressed concern about the virus that has killed tens of thousands of their countrymen and women. The temperatures were well over 30C. Being ordered to wear a mask is uncomfortable in these steamy conditions and viewed by most as, at best, unnecessary, and by some as an affront to their freedom, which this holiday weekend has been all about.
He insisted that even the most dire forecast by Dr Anthony Fauci - one of the lead members of Mr Trump's coronavirus task force, who has warned the number of daily infections nationwide could reach 100,000 - could be dwarfed in the coming weeks.At one site in Houston run by a charity, vehicles snaked around several blocks to receive a free test.
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