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Hong Kong's leader John Lee announces that the city will fully scrap the mask mandate: "I have an announcement to make, the mask mandate will be fully scrapped starting tomorrow, 1st March." SOUNDBITE
According to Business Insider Bill Gates doesn't understand why people resist wearing masks. He made the comment on the first episode of his new podcast with actress Rashida Jones. What are these, like nudists?" the Microsoft founder said. "We ask you to wear pants. No American — or very few Americans — say that that's like some terrible thing." Gates said experts first based recommendations on what they knew about other respiratory viruses. However, he said COVID-19 turned out to be much different.
Business Insider reports the White House said, "we are not going to control the pandemic." However, Dr. Anthony Fauci disagrees and fresh scientific evidence is on his side. The evidence shows we already have the tools at our disposal to get the virus under control. Fauci told JAMA on Wednesday that universal mask-wearing "really, really does" make a difference. This backed up a recent article he and his colleagues wrote regarding masks. However, mask-wearing needs to be nationally mandated and worn above the nose to work.
On Friday, the United States hit a new record number of daily COVID-19 cases. According to reports at HuffPost, hospitalizations are up. Experts believe that the third wave of the virus is here and that it will be worse than what came before. Many Americans are facing “pandemic fatigue” and now, of course, the holidays are here. Families are eager to meet and squeeze some typical connection and cheer out of this isolated year. But how? Mask wearing and hand washing is the minimum needed for health.
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