‘Wear a mask.’ Trump predicts coronavirus will ‘get worse’ as he returns to briefings – By Courtney Subramanian and John Fritze (USA Today) / July 21 2020
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump returned to the White House podium on Tuesday to offer a stark warning about the progression of the coronavirus, urging Americans to wear a mask and predicting the spread of the disease will worsen.
“It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better,” Trump said.
In a shift in tone, and after weeks of focusing public events on other issues, Trump urged Americans to wear a mask. The president, who was not wearing a mask himself, previously had said that wearing a mask was a personal choice – though public health officials have increasingly argued that mask-wearing is effective in limiting the spread.
“We’re asking everybody that when you are not able to socially distance, wear a mask, get a mask,” Trump said. “Whether you like the mask or not, they have an impact, they have an effect. We need everything we can get.”
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