When Vice President Mike Pence walked into the Mayo Clinic, he wasn't wearing a face mask. Everyone else in the building was, according to reporters traveling with him. That has been the policy at the Rochester, Minnesota, facility since April 13.
Everyone else in the building was, according to reporters who were traveling with him. After all, it has been the policy at the Rochester, Minnesota, facility since April 13. They even say they'll provide one.Pence was told of the new rules before he visited, the clinic said on Twitter, a post that was subsequently deleted."Mayo Clinic had informed @VP of the masking policy prior to his arrival today," they had written.
In an update its website on April 13, the clinic said it was requiring"all patients and visitors to wear a face covering or mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19.""Patients and visitors are asked to bring their own face covering or mask to wear. If a patient or visitor does not have a mask, Mayo Clinic will provide one," the website reads.The guidance is based on recommendations from the Trump administration.
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