AP-NORC poll shows 3 in 4 Americans support face mask requirements
More than four months after government stay-at-home orders first swept across the U.S., the poll spotlights an America increasingly on edge about the virus.
In reversal, U.K. says it will make masks mandatory in shops
After days of confused messaging, Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government said late Monday that masks will be required in stores starting July 24.
In the U.K. and France, debate over whether to require face masks spreads
Scientists say the two countries' governments should have done so ever since they started easing lockdowns — like many other European nations did.
‘I’m all for masks,’ Trump says in interview
Trump's comments came a day after Republican lawmakers suggested that the president should wear a mask in public to set a good example for Americans.
The surge of new coronavirus infections is spreading wider and faster across the country, with 29 states reporting notable increases in cases. The head of the CDC also said it’s believed that at least 23 million Americans have been infected,…
As several states experience surges in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the debate over wearing face masks is creating a sharp divide. Nearly everyone in the public health community says masks worn in crowded places can help slow coronavirus spread --…
At an emergency meeting Friday, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted to make masks or face coverings mandatory. The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Saturday.
The nation’s largest movie theater chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.
The requirement does not apply to the House floor, where a Republican lawmaker who tested positive for coronavirus was recently seen without a face covering.
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