SECOND TAKE
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER: Virus gets more respect
Governors, senators and even US president are doing a U-turn on wearing masks
22 July 2020 - 16:33
One by one, they’re coming around. Governors and senators and even, if briefly, a mask-wearing US president.
Last week, Alabama governor Kay Ivey announced a move she had previously resisted: a statewide mask mandate in the face of surging Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations. “We’re almost to the point where our hospital ICUs are overwhelmed,” Ivey said. “Folks, the numbers just do not lie.”..
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