The Republican governors of Indiana and Ohio on Wednesday announced statewide mask mandates a day after President Donald Trump threw his support behind facial coverings as a tactic to stop the spread of Covid19
after he took a picture with two other people inside an Indiana restaurant without a mask on.Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, a Democrat, also announced a statewide mask mandate on Wednesday that will take effect on Saturday.
The action at the state level comes as the president for the first time urged the public to wear facial coverings during a Tuesday evening news conference.
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