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He might not see himself greeting “presidents, prime ministers, dictators, kings, queens” in the Oval Office while wearing one, he said.
He stressed that the assistance launched on Friday was “voluntary”.
The guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the government’s public health advisory company, came as the US reported at least 270,473 validated cases of Covid-19, with almost 7,000 deaths.
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New York City CIty Mayor Bill de Blasio has currently advised all New Yorkers use facial coverings.
” From recent research studies we know that the transmission from people without symptoms is playing a more substantial function in the spread of the infection than formerly understood,” Mr Trump said on Friday.
Americans are now advised to utilize tidy fabric or fabric to cover their faces whilst in public.
The assistance comes as the number of cases globally climbs previous one million.
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