Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has called for protective face masks to be made mandatory across the US. Mr Biden is citing health experts’ predictions that a nationwide mandate could save 40,000 lives from coronavirus over the next three months. He said: “Wearing the mask is less about you contracting the virus. He urges Americans to wear masks but has opposed the idea of a national requirement and declined to wear one for months. Expand Close Donald Trump has stopped short of making the use of face masks a requirement (AP/Charlie Neibergall) AP/PA Images / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Donald Trump has stopped short of making the use of face masks a requirement (AP/Charlie Neibergall)“Look, we got hit by the China plague and we’re not going to forget it.

Source: Irish Independent August 13, 2020 20:26 UTC