Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday called for a nationwide mask mandate to help fight the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. And pointing to the nation's death toll from the coronavirus, Biden said that "a lot of people are dying. President Trump has not called for a nationwide mandate. According to the poll, 40% of Americans approved of the job the president’s doing combating the coronavirus pandemic, with 57% giving him a thumbs down. The former vice president also emphasized that “we need to protect the populations most at risk: our seniors - vulnerable populations with preexisting conditions.

Source: Fox News August 13, 2020 18:58 UTC